Did you manage to catch last night’s episode of Would I Lie To You?
If so, you might have seen Blackburn’s Lee Mack and AJ Odudu talking about growing up in the town.
Lee talked briefly about his school years and the pair also discussed the various demolished buildings in Blackburn .
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The BBC comedy panel show sees celebrities reveal unusual and embarrassing stories about themselves.
However, not every story is true and it is up to the opposing team to decide If they are lying or not.
Last night’s discussion about Blackburn took place after TV presenter and DJ, AJ Odudu, revealed her story.
She said: “I once had to interview Lady Gaga using an American accent because her manager told me there is no way she will be able to understand my Northern voice.”
She went on to describe Lancashire as an “exotic place” and Lee Mack also went on to talk about his life in Blackburn.
The 52-year-old Lee said: “ I grew up in Blackburn.
“Maybe we were in the same year at school,” he joked.
AJ attended the former St Bede’s High School and St Mary’s College
Lee attended the former Everton High School before it was demolished.
On the show, Mack went on to say that other significant places in his home town have been demolished too.
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He said: “My dad’s house has been demolished, as has the house we lived in before that."
The Not Going Out star lived in the former Centurion pub off Higher Croft Road when he was a child.
It was demolished in 2006 after being severely damaged by arson attack.
“It’s every comedian’s dream to have a blue plaque outside the house- but they’re just wiping away all history of me,” he joked.
AJ also talked about demolished buildings from Blackburn’s past.
She told Lee on the show: “The hospital that I was born in has been knocked down as well - now it’s a block of flats.
“Across from [the flats] is where we used to go shopping, Kwik Save, that’s been knocked down too… they’ve even knocked down the brewery!”
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Lee Mack joked: “My mum used to work at Kwik save too, hope she got out before it got knocked down”.
After a lengthy discussion about their home town, Rob Brydon (the show’s host) was forced to move the discussion along.
He joked: “I will have to step in at this point to see if we can open the show out to people who didn’t grow up in Blackburn”.
Lee Mack’s team said they thought AJ’s story about her interview with Lady Gaga was true...
To find out, catch the full episode of Would I Lie To You? on iPlayer.
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