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Richard Desmond: no Twitter quitter

Richard Desmond
Richard Desmond: dropping the 'digi' on Twitter. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Fears that Richard Desmond has left Twitter just days after making his debut are somewhat premature, Monkey is pleased to report. Desmond's initial moniker, @DigiDesmond, has been closed down and replaced by his new Twitter home, @RichardDesmond. Since his opening gambit of congratulating Rupert Murdoch on his "cost-cutting" Baby Shard move, DigiDes has thanked Daily Mirror columnist Ian Hyland for a glowing review of Channel 5's Big Brother and found time to follow the tweets of his nearest and dearest. The first three people Desmond followed were his wife, Joy, his son, Robert and – erm – Rupert Murdoch. You know what they say: keep your friends close...

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