While I was at the London film festival I heard that a film is finally being made about Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, the worst-ever Olympic ski jumper whom I got to know well 27 years ago.
Edwards, 51, was working as a plasterer when he qualified, entirely self-funded, for the 1988 Winter Olympics ski-jumping competition.
Despite finishing last in both the 70 metre and 90 metre events, he became a household name.
When the Olympics finished he flew to Los Angeles where I picked him up in a limo at the airport and took him to NBC studios in Burbank where he was due to appear on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. While I waited backstage sampling the free beers in the hospitality room Eddie turned on the charm for Carson and presented him with an Olympic pin.

He sold the rights to his story 17 years ago but a film is only just being made by Matthew Vaughn with the Welsh actor Taron Egerton as Eddie and Hugh Jackman as his fictional washed-up coach.
Eddie himself isn't too impressed. "I've been warned only 10 to 15% of it is based on my life."he says. "I've not really seen the script so I don't know what they've picked out of the things that happened in my life and what is made up.
"There's always a certain amount of poetic licence but I'm kind of anxious. What exactly have they put in about my life and how have they portrayed me?"
He sounds cool. Love the picture.
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