At Christmas 2008, Duncan “Chase me” Norvelle was appearing at the theatre in Stevenage in a ‘Legends of the Oche’ show/tournament. I commented at the time – but re-reading my post I was curious to know if he was gay or not, given that his whole routine was based around limp-wristed campery.
So I Googled and here are 5 things that I didn’t know this time yesterday:
1. Duncan Norvelle is straight (married to Jane (Norvelle)).
A heterosexual man, yesterday.
2. Duncan Norvelle hosted the pilot show which eventually went on to become Blind Date.
BLINDER DATER as our Graham used to say.
3. Duncan Norvelle scored a record 281 as a celebrity guest on Bullseye.
You get nothing for 2 in a bed in this game.
4. Duncan Norvelle is a part-time landscape gardener – and sometimes does other celebs’ gardens.
One of his creations. S'alright innit.
5. Duncan Norvelle can be seen selling furniture in Kamenka furniture store on Doncaster Road, Stairfoot.
Dunc puts the 'furn' in 'furniture'.
I, for one, feel better for knowing all of the above.
John
/ July 28, 2009I feel the need to indicate that the top handle on the chest of drawers used to illustrate this post, is wonky. As this is almost certainly an unrelated chest of drawers, I do not feel the need to reprimand neither you nor Mr. Norvelle but it did occur to me that the handle was probably suited to the limp-wristed; which might provide adequate reference to the content of your original post.
pottaz
/ July 28, 2009I guarantee you it’s from Kamenka in Stairfoot. See for yourself!
http://www.kamenka-interiors.co.uk/
Lena
/ October 18, 2009Duncan Norvelle was outed as hetero years ago when he got my sister’s mate pregnant!
pottaz
/ October 21, 2009Can this be true? Is it libelous to include this on my blog?
Google and Wiki come up blank. Does Mrs Norvelle know all this. I’d hate to break their marriage up…
Let me know one way or the other!
Ryan Gaffney
/ May 2, 2010I loved him as a man, and a lover.
paul
/ August 2, 2011in your dreams maybe !!
S
/ November 10, 2011None of you have a freakin clue! Duncan doesn’t even know Duncan!
pottaz
/ November 10, 2011So what’s the truth we’re all missing put on?
Orville
/ November 22, 2011I lent £5000 to Duncan Norvelle for plastic surgery, don’t think i’ll get it back he’s gone straight.
Go on chase me!
Davo 1000
/ November 23, 2011My Mum told me that Duncan married Burt Weeden in a civil ceremony last year! Could this possibly be true?
Lorraine
/ April 6, 2012Lorrie From what I gather! Ithink that Duncan doesnt know how women put up with his attitudes ; I think he wants relise what he is doing having children to different women. He wants to be careful he doesnt get a bad name for himself.
paul buller
/ May 2, 2010duncan was filled with hate. he was a deeply depressed individual – haunted by a life he felt was phoney and unfilfilling. to this day norvelle has remained deeply resentful and angry about the part he was forced to play, as a gay man, in the perpetuation of the ‘gay myth’
Duncan liked football, darts, real ale and steam trains and yet was proud to be a leading figure in the alternative community.
his comedy persona was intended directly to portray the camp kind of persona Duncan knew would only be acceptable to the BBC. norvelle’s mission to prove that to be gay was not to be queen and duncan feels he has succeeded in this mission