Gerry fell in love with the circus at the tender age of eight. In the mid-1970s Gerry Cottle’s circus was the Greatest Show on Earth, or at least in the UK. Gerry Cottle’s Circus was featured on the BBC ’s Seaside Special and required some 150 trucks to transport its tents, scenery, performers and animals. The Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019, which banned the use of animals in UK circuses, only came into force a year ago. Of his wild years, he said in 2007: “Sex was an obsession and I’m not proud of it.

Source: The Star January 15, 2021 17:48 UTC