Bear Grylls helped baptise Russell Brand in the River Thames – how did this happen?
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So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose
His journey to Christianity was very moving, and infinitely more spiritual than his trip to the police station to deny criminal allegationsA hazmat dredger, please, to the stretch of the River Thames in which Russell Brand was recently baptised, in an event apparently conducted by TV adventurer and chief scout Bear Grylls. I know, it’s incredible: Thames Water is no longer responsible for the biggest piece of shit in the river.In his mystical biography of the Thames, Peter Ackroyd observed:...
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