"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", ''e.g.'', "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o’ the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.

How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear – it is believed that the first recording with this spelling occurred in Canada in 1881. In James S. Bond's ''The Rise and Fall of the "Union club": or, Boy life in Canada'', a character utters, "By jingo! yes; so it will be. It's the 'real McCoy,' as Jim Hicks says."

The phrase has been the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies ever since.

The real MacKay

"The real MacKay," is a Scots phrase that first appeared in 1856 as "A drappie o’ [drop of] the real MacKay," by the Scottish National Dictionary; the same work says that the phrase was later adopted as a slogan to promote G Mackay & Co Ltd's whisky. The Webster's Dictionary also quotes Robert Louis Stevenson from 1883 in a letter saying "He's the real Mackay."

In Scotland the phrase is always "the real MacKay" (with the ay pronounced as in the word "eye"). In Ireland this changed to McCoy. The Irish families with the names MacKay, Mackie, McCoy, McGee and Magee originated in Scotland and the Isle of Man, crossing to Ulster as Gallowglasses in the 13th century.

Myths

Michael Quinion of the ''World Wide Words'' website enumerates the myths regarding the origin of this phrase: A boxer, Norman Selby, known as Kid McCoy, American welterweight champion from 1898–1900. There are apocryphal tales to the effect that he had many imitators and had to adopt the term to distinguish himself. Others say that during one match, he pretended to be dazed and weak after being hit in order to trick his opponent into attacking him. But then he came back and surprised his opponent with an attack, and the announcer said, "Which is the real McCoy?"

The McCoy family of an infamous family feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys on the West Virginia-Kentucky border in the United States in the late nineteenth century.

A famous American cattle baron by the name of Joseph McCoy is said to have promised his investors to bring 200,000 head of cattle from Texas to Chicago in 10 years. In the early 1870's he brought 10 times as many in just 4 years (theory popularized by Alistair Cooke).

During the U.S. Prohibition era, it was common for rum-runner captains to add water to bottles to stretch their profits, or to re-label it as better goods. One American rum-runner captain and boat builder, William S. McCoy, became famous for never watering his booze, and selling only real top-quality products. Because of this, some accounts place McCoy as the source of the term "the Real McCoy."

A reference to pure heroin imported from Macau. The saying has widely been accredited to Elijah McCoy for his oil cup invention which improved the lubrication system for train engines. The theory is that railroad engineers looking to avoid inferior copies would inquire if a locomotive was fitted with "the real McCoy". The original publication of this claim can be traced to the December 1966 issue of ''Ebony''. An ad for Old Taylor Bourbon whiskey publishes the claim, ending in this tag line: "But the most famous legacy McCoy left his country was his name."

Still other claimed sources include: a dispute between two branches of the Scots Clan Mackay over who was rightful leader. Lord Reay headed one branch and he came to be known as the Reay Mackay which migrated to 'the real McCoy'. See Chiefs of Clan Mackay and Lord Reay. Joseph McCoy (1837-1915) was mayor of Abilene, Kansas and styled himself 'the real McCoy'. A Pennsylvanian named McCoy supplied commercial grade nitroglycerine to safecrackers who deemed it superior to homemade product.

Other earlier origins to the phrase are accepted by the writing community and by lexicographers.

Quinion notes that many authorities favor the Kid McCoy story "It looks very much — without being able to say for sure — as though the term was originally the real Mackay, but became converted to the real McCoy in the US, either under the influence of Kid McCoy, or for some other reason." However, Kid McCoy was only nine years old when "the real McCoy" was first published in Canada in 1881.

Bibliography

Footnotes

Notes

External links

The Real McCoy at Snopes.com

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Name	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Samuel Lloyd Duckworth
Origin	Southend, Essex, England
Birth date	January 30, 1986
Genre	Indie rock, electroacoustic
Occupation	Singer/songwriterguitarist
Years active	2004–present
Instrument	vocals, acoustic guitar, laptop
Label	Atlantic Cooking Vinyl
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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band. He is sometimes referred to as Get Cape, Cape, GCWCF and Slam Dunkworth (the latter title apparently first coined by Emmy The Great). According to Duckworth, his stage name comes from a ZX Spectrum magazine. One of the sections of the solution to the ''Batman'' computer game contained the header "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly".

Music career

Sam grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Get Cape was signed to Atlantic Records in March 2006, after playing many gigs, both with punk rock band Silverskin and as Get Cape. Get Cape has collaborated with Billy Bragg, Nitin Sawhney, Shlomo, Killa Kela, Baba Maal, Flea, Kate Nash, and many others with his participation in many events for Africa Express.

Get Cape organised The Demolition Ball - the last night at the London Astoria venue before it was knocked down in January 2009. Get Cape also headlined the Astoria for his 21st birthday party.

''The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager''

Get Cape's debut album, ''The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager'', is best described as an indie/rock fusion. The album made the top 100 albums of 2006 lists of ''Q and ''NME''.

In October 2006, he performed as part of the BBC Electric Proms. He played at a number of major festivals in 2007, including Oxegen, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festivals and SXSW.

In January 2007, Duckworth was nominated for best solo artist at the annual ''NME'' Awards, up against Lily Allen, Jamie T, Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke, although he did not win.

''Searching for the Hows and Whys''

Get Cape's second album, ''Searching for the Hows and Whys'' was released on 10 March 2008. It features guest vocals from Kate Nash on the track, "Better Things". The album also features Billy Bragg on "Interlude". "Waiting for the Monster to Drown" was released as a free download via Get Cape's official website and MySpace on 7 December 2007. The first single released from the album was "Find The Time" which was released on 3 March 2008, and reached number 33 on the UK Top 40 Chart.

''Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.'' [Self-titled]

The third and self-titled album was released on Cooking Vinyl on 13 September 2010, with the first single from the album "Collapsing Cities Feat. Shy FX" released on 9 August 2010.

''The Mannequin''

The Mannequin is the first album released under the name Sam Duckworth rather than 'Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.'

Television

On 24 March 2008, he performed on ''Hollyoaks'' as part of a gig staged in the village.

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly have also had an episode of American TV show ''One Tree Hill'' named after them. Every episode of the show has a title with a musical theme, either a song title or band name. Episode 3 of season 6 of ''One Tree Hill'' is titled "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly."

Personal life

Duckworth is well known for his debating and love for a variety of different musical styles. He has had run-ins with the British National Party after a racist attack in a nightclub which led to the song "Glasshouses", and he has since become an avid supporter of Love Music Hate Racism. He is also a Fairtrade supporter.

Sam also took part in Oxfam's Blue campaign at Glastonbury which was shot by photographer Rankin.

Rumours circulating the net included that of Duckworth's proposed marriage to “an Asian princess” in an interview with ''Metro'' Newspaper. The talk of an Asian princess was just hearsay, but in an interview Sam admitted that there was no truth to the engagement however he is dating fellow musician Nadine Shah, hailed as “the female Nick Cave”.

Discography (as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly)

Albums

!Year	!Title	!Chart	!Label
2006	The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager	26
2008	Searching for the Hows and Whys	30	Atlantic
2010		89	Cooking Vinyl
2012		—	Cooking Vinyl

EPs and Demos

!Year	!Title	!Label
2004	Demo 1	Self Released
2004
2005		Big Scary Monsters
2006		Big Scary Monsters/Gravity DIP
2009	Covers EP	Pure Groove

Singles

!Year	!Title	!Chart	!Label	!Album
	I Spy / Call Me Ishmael	—
The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)	38
War of the Worlds	39
	I Spy	37
Waiting for the Monster to Drown	—
	Find the Time	33
Keep Singing Out	—
2010	Collapsing Cities	—	Cooking Vinyl	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Discography (as Sam Duckworth)

Albums

!Year	!Title	!Chart	!Label
2011	The Mannequin	—	Cooking Vinyl

EPs

!Year	!Title	!Label
2011	Angels in the Snow	Cooking Vinyl

Music videos

!Date	!Song	!Director(s)
	"Whitewash is Brainwash"	Thom Day
2006-jun	"Call Me Ishmael"
2006-jun	"I-Spy"
2006-aug	"The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)"
2006-oct	"War of the Worlds"	Sam Brown
2008-jan	"Find the Time"	OneInThree (Bugsy Riverbank Steel & Ross Elliot Cooper)
2008-apr	"Keep Singing Out"	Nick Bentley
2010-aug	"Collapsing Cities"	Luke Snellin

"I Spy" is somewhat a spoof of a British Saturday morning kids show. Where Duckworth is introduced by a creature that looks like one of the Fimbles and so continues to play on a seat surrounded by kids and various other characters like a stereotypical popstar.

"Call Me Ishmael" depicts an "escape" from everyday work, showing different people from different careers entering an underground tunnel network, along with Duckworth. At the end of the video, Duckworth emerges in a Job Centre, and is promptly asked by an employee to "Take a Number and a seat, please"; an anti-climax to the up-beat feeling of the rest of the song.

"Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, Part One" (Chronicles for short) depicts Sam Duckworth with other band members playing in a casual environment, inside of a house — into which it is later revealed that a number of red strings lead. The bulk of the video consists of various people from different walks of life following one of these strings into the house. At this point, the crescendo of the song kicks in, and a more gig/party like atmosphere is assumed. The video ends by depicting the "morning after" with many people asleep, and Sam Duckworth still playing into a phone, quietly, next to a huge ball of red string.

"War of the Worlds" shows Duckworth in a warehouse sitting singing the song whilst workers busy themselves setting up poles in which their function are not known until the climax of the song, at which point they explode around Duckworth and spew out various colours of paint.

Other contributors

The GCWCF live band includes:

Mikey Glenister – Cornet

Andy Theakstone – Drums

Gavin Fitzjohn – Trumpet, Sax, Vests

Jamie Allen – Bass Guitar

Tom Pinder – Trombone

Tim Oliver – Keyboards

Chris Bradshaw – Guitar

Cody Webb - Bongo

References

External links

Category:Living people Category:People from Southend-on-Sea Category:English songwriters Category:English male singers Category:English singer-songwriters Category:English guitarists Category:1986 births Category:Music in Southend-on-Sea Category:English people of Burmese descent Category:Atlantic Records artists

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Name	Christopher Livingstone Eubank
Realname	Chris Eubank
Nickname	Simply the Best
Weight	Middleweight, Super Middleweight
Nationality	English
Religion	Islam
Birth place	Dulwich, London, England, UK
Birth date	August 08, 1966
Style	Orthodox
Total	52
Wins	45
Ko	23
Losses	5
Draws	2
No contests	0

Chris Eubank, Lord of the Manor of Brighton (born Christopher Livingstone Eubanks on 8 August 1966) is a British retired boxer who held world titles at middleweight and super middleweight. He was a world champion for over five years, undefeated in his first ten years as a professional, and remained undefeated at middleweight.

Early life

Christopher Livingstone Eubanks, is one of the sons of Rachel Scollins (later opting to delete the 's' from his surname) was born on 8 August 1966, in Dulwich, South London and spent his early days in Jamaica (from two months old to six years old). On his return to England, he lived in Stoke Newington, Dalston, Hackney and then Peckham; largely impoverished.

He attended Bellingden Junior School, and then Thomas Carlton Secondary School, from where he was suspended eighteen times in one year and then expelled, despite claiming he was gallantly trying to protect other children from bullies. He then attended Peckham Manor School, from where he was suspended five times in four weeks and then expelled. He was then put into care and spent time in various institutions under the care of Social Services. Some time was spent at Orchard Lodge Regional Resource Centre, Anerley in 1981. When he was 16, his father sent him to New York in the U.S. to live with his mother in the tough South Bronx district.

Boxing career

Eubank made a fresh start in New York, beating drug, alcohol and shoplifting addictions to attend church and school. In his spare time he trained at the Jerome Boxing Club on Westchester Avenue, following in the footsteps of his boxing elder brothers (twins, Peter and Simon Eubanks) back in England. Eubank became obsessed with boxing training and went to the gym every day, even working as caretaker to pay his way. He won the 1984 Spanish Golden Gloves Tournament and also got to the semi-final stage of the main Golden Gloves tourney at Madison Square Garden at aged 18.

He writes in his autobiography that his drive to succeed in boxing came through his drive to become an accepted individual, largely caused by subjective bullying from his elder brothers.

He made his professional debut at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino against Tim Brown, shortly after his 19th birthday. About his next 10 fights went largely unnoticed, then in February 1989 he made brief headlines in defeating Jamaican Anthony Logan in an undercard match to a Nigel Benn-headlined show. Benn was arguably the biggest rising star in European sport at the time and Logan had come closest to beating the power-punching Benn in what was Benn's most memorable clash to date. Eubank had already made Brighton in England his adopted hometown and set his sights on Benn, believing he could beat him.

After a string of impressive stoppage victories following a dominant 10-round decision over American 'gatekeeper'/'journeyman' Randy Smith, Eubank captured the WBC International title in 1990 against the useful Hugo Corti. Later in the year, he knocked out Renaldo Dos Santos in precisely 20 seconds (including the 10-count).

WBO middleweight champion

Eubank won the WBO middleweight title against Nigel Benn (and the odds) in a classic encounter that was later released on DVD: a gruelling battle which ended when Benn (ahead on points, but only narrowly) was stopped on his feet near the end of round 9. Eubank would defend the title successfully against Dan Sherry (in a fight cut short by a headbutt, for which Eubank was penalised 2 points but still won on points over the 9 completed rounds), fellow Briton Gary Stretch and finally in an excellent match with another fellow Briton, Michael Watson, fighting him to a narrow 12-round majority decision in Eubank's favour. This concluded Eubank's career as a middleweight, with a 28–0 record.

WBO super middleweight champion

A rematch with Watson for the vacant WBO super middleweight title took place in September 1991, in which Watson suffered a near-fatal injury. Eubank was behind on all scorecards after 10 rounds, and was knocked down halfway through the 11th, seemingly on the way to defeat: but he rose from the canvas to unleash a devastating uppercut to Watson's jaw right at the end of the round, returning the knockdown. The bell sounded to end the round as soon as Watson was up from the count. It was still obvious to all observers – and to Eubank himself – that he needed a knockout to win: and early in the 12th with Watson still visibly shaken the fight was stopped with Watson under a flurry of punches from Eubank. Soon after the fight Watson collapsed in his corner. His condition may have been worsened by delay in receiving medical attention: there was no ambulance or paramedic at the event and after eight minutes on the ring floor, Watson was attended by doctors wearing dinner jackets, arriving late. Eubank contemplated quitting the sport. Commentator Reg Gutteridge claimed he had, "never seen a more dramatic end to a world title fight". Eubank later reflected on the aftermath: "I lost my finishing instinct in the ring – I couldn't finish fights any more. However, I needed to work and so I carried on and I won most of my fights on decisions. And I blamed myself, after all, it was me who threw the punch."

Eubank was particularly noted for his confidence, concentration, composure, and extravagant behaviour, and antics that included a vault over the top-rope into the ring before each fight. His trademark theme tune was Tina Turner's "Simply the Best" anthem. It also included often-hilarious posturing (particularly between rounds of fights). Eubank was by now presented as something of a "man you love to hate" figure in the British tabloid press because of his perceived posturing and arrogance and for his singularly unconventional sense of style. In boxing circles he enjoyed even less popularity, having once referred to the sport as a 'mug's game' on national television.

Now the holder of a second title, Eubank relinquished his middleweight title and concentrated on defending his new crown at the higher weight of . After the Watson tragedy Eubank never again showed any desire to knock opponents out, preferring to retain his title through points victories. He made successful defences against "Sugarboy" Malinga, the American quartet of John Jarvis, Ron Essett, Tony Thornton and former World Champion Lindell Holmes, as well as Juan Carlos Giminez Ferreyra and a draw with fellow Briton Ray Close.

Nigel Benn moved up to super middleweight and became WBC champion. The pair agreed to meet in a WBC/WBO unification rematch. In 1993 the rivals would engage in another contest named 'Judgement Day' watched by a reported 1 billion people and fought an exciting contest – albeit less brutal than their first – to a draw. Don King had negotiated the contracts so that he would own both the winner and the loser of Eubank v Benn 2. Barry Hearn claimed that, as a draw was not written into the contract, Eubank was free to sign a new deal with him instead of King. He did – and Benn also did not sign for King, on the same pretext.

Following the Benn fight, Eubank went on to defeat Graciano Rocchigiani of Germany, the undefeated former IBF super middleweight title holder. After a split points victory over Ray Close, in the King's Hall Belfast, Eubank signed an eight-fight £10-million deal with Sky Sports for contests in South Africa, Manchester, London and Millstreet. Eubank made five further successful defences, beating British world title contenders Henry Wharton and Sam Storey as well as unbeaten Dan Schommer and Mauricio Amaral Costa.

In March 1995, however, Eubank lost his title to Irishman Steve Collins, by unanimous decision.

Eubank won an eliminator for his old title against Jose Ignacio Barruetabena, as well as a win over Bruno Ruben Godoy. In a rematch with Steve Collins, Eubank went to Collins's back yard in Cork, Ireland, and lost again by a surprisingly narrow split decision. He announced his retirement from the ring in October 1995. He made a quick comeback in 1996, however, defeating Luis Dionisio Barrera and Camilo Alarcon.

Calzaghe vs Eubank

After Steve Collins withdrew from his WBO super middleweight title defence against Joe Calzaghe and unexpectedly retired in October 1997, Calzaghe was matched against Eubank for the vacant title with eleven days notice. Eubank had been scheduled to box at light heavyweight on the undercard.

Eubank was knocked down twice and lost on points to the much faster Welshman, though Calzaghe acknowledges that the 12-round fight was the toughest of his career.

Cruiserweight

Eubank then added 20 lbs in weight and challenged Britain's Carl Thompson for the WBO cruiserweight title. Eubank floored Thompson in the fourth round but, as in the first Steve Collins fight, failed to press home his advantage. The thrilling fight went the distance, with Thompson's strength and durability eventually telling in the later rounds. Thompson won by unanimous decision, but the closeness of the fight was reflected in the scoring, with two of the three judges giving the fight to Thompson by a single point. A rematch was quickly arranged for three months later and they again fought for the WBO cruiserweight championship in what turned out to be Eubank's last fight. Eubank had the better of the fight early in the rematch, but the short rest between the bouts came back to haunt him as his left eye that was damaged in the first fight rapidly began to swell. The fight was stopped at the end of the ninth round, when Eubank's left eye closed completely from swelling. At the time he was ahead on the scorecards. Eubank finished his career with a creditable record of 45 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.

Career beyond boxing

Throughout his successful years and beyond, Eubank developed a reputation for eccentricity. In a poll published by BBC ''Homes and Antiques'' magazine in January 2006, Eubank was voted the second most eccentric star (after Björk). Speaking with a lisp and in affected upper-class tones; dressing as a stereotypically upper-class Englishman (in jodhpurs, bowler hat and riding boots; sporting a monocle)and carrying a silver-tipped cane, such affectations (along with his perceived arrogance and self-glorifying antics) did little to endear him to the tabloids – he was once voted third in a ''Reader's Digest'' poll of Britain's Silliest Celebrities. However, in 1991 and 1993 he won Britain's Best Dressed Man award, given by the Menswear Association of Great Britain. In 1993 and 1995 he won the Daily Express Best Dressed Sportsman award and in 1998 and 2001, the Gold Tie Pin Award.

His collection of vehicles included a customised Harley Davidson and a huge American Peterbilt 379 truck cab – the largest truck in Europe. At one time he owned the only Hummer in the UK and Ireland.

In the early 1990s, Eubank was caricatured as a puppet on ''Spitting Image''. He featured on the front cover of ''Esquire'' magazine for the April 1992 edition. He has featured in television advertisements (commercials) for Nescafe, the Royal Mail, McDonald's, and Jaffa Cakes and has modelled for Vivienne Westwood and Versace.

In 1991 Eubank publicly launched the 'Breast Cancer' charity 'Breakthrough' on breakfast television .

He has purchased the title of the Lord of the Manor of Brighton and used the ancient right of this position to appoint a town crier in addition to the town crier employed by the local authority. In 1994 he took over a prime site in the city, which he called 'Buckingham Place'. He knocked down the interior whilst keeping the grade II façade intact and built 69 flats for the homeless, using £1,250,000 of his own money. The building was leased to the charity Sanctuary Housing Association with the lowest rents in the country.

In 1996, he was the guest presenter on ''Top of the Pops'' the week Suggs from Madness was at number six with a song called Cecilia: a move apparently made to capitalise on his lisp for humorous effect. The video of a boxer with a lisp saying 'Six, Cecilia, by Suggs' was subsequently often shown on the comedy music quiz programme ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks''. In 1999, he launched the Dreamcast and in the same year, he appeared in his truck in the music video for the song ''Turn Around'' by Phats & Small.

In 2001, Eubank appeared in the reality television show ''Celebrity Big Brother'' on Channel 4, where he was the first celebrity to be 'evicted'. He also had his own show on Talk Radio called ''Eubank's People'': guest included Linford Christie, John Fashanu, Lennox Lewis and Naseem Hamed.

More recently, Eubank has been spending time penning a musical based on his life. The project, which carries a working title of 'Eubox', was initially being funded by producer (and chairman of Everton F.C.) Bill Kenwright. After showing great interest in the project initially, Kenwright eventually pulled out after he received an invoice to the value of £17,500 for a giant wooden replica of the Peterbilt 379 truck which Eubank owns. Eubank insisted it was essential to the production but Kenwright maintained that a script was needed before set design was considered. Undeterred, in an interview with QVC, Eubank insisted that the production would go ahead and he hoped to be in London's West end by the summer of 2011 and then on Broadway by the following year. As of 2010 Eubank is yet to finalise the script and he has not received interest from any West End or Broadway producers.

After the accident in 1991, Eubank and Michael Watson became friends, with Eubank accompanying Watson for the final mile of the 2003 London Marathon, which Watson – still showing physical damage from the fight and taking more than six days – completed to raise money for charity.

Bankruptcy

In November 2005, Eubank was declared bankrupt, owing £1.3 million in taxes.

Anti-war activism

On 14 October 2003, Eubank was intercepted by police whilst driving around Parliament Square, Westminster, in his truck, which displayed the message "TONY BLAIR! MILITARY OCCUPATION CAUSES TERRORISM". He completed a number of circuits before he was arrested. On 22 February 2007, Eubank was arrested outside Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall for a suspected breach of the peace after driving his truck through central London, which was emblazoned with a message condemning Tony Blair for sending Prince Harry to Iraq. The banner read "BLAIR – Don't send our young prince to your catastrophic illegal war, to make it look plausible!" On 23 May 2007, he was charged with making an unlawful anti-war protest after parking his seven-tonne truck outside Downing Street. On 16 November he failed to turn up at court, so an arrest warrant was issued, and he was fined.

Ambassadorship

In October 2009, Eubank was appointed as the first ambassador for gambling charity GamCare, to support and encourage responsible gambling.

Personal life

Eubank and his wife, Karron (married on 23 December 1990 in Brighton), have four children (Christopher, born on 18 September 1989, Sebastian, born on 18 July 1991, Emily, born on 19 April 1994, and Joseph, born on 23 October 1996) and have over the years starred in various television programmes. In 1992, Eubank was involved in a fatal collision when he lost control of his car on the London to Brighton road; the car came off the road and killed a building site worker. He was convicted of driving without due care and attention, fined £250 plus £1,450 costs, and had six penalty points added to his driving licence. In the late 1990s, Ebuank converted to Islam.

In 2001, Eubank was the subject of a Louis Theroux documentary entitled "When Louis Met...Chris Eubank", in which Theroux and his camera crew accompany Eubank for a period. In 2003, they invited television cameras to follow their lives for nine months; the resulting show, ''At Home With The Eubanks'', was broadcast on Five. Karron petitioned for divorce from Eubank in August 2005. In 2005 Eubank was convicted of taking a vehicle without consent. He had driven a beer lorry which was being unloaded away from a place where he considered it to be causing an unreasonable obstruction.

See also

Islam in the African diaspora

List of Black Britons

List of converts to Islam

References

''The Times'', page 22, 2 September 2005.

Notes

External links

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