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The first Paddington Bear stuffed toy to be manufactured was created in 1972 by Gabrielle Designs, a small family business run by Shirley and Eddie Clarkson, with the prototype made as a Christmas present for their children Joanna and Jeremy Clarkson, a now well-known British TV presenter, writer and farmer. [15]
Clarkson's first job was as a travelling salesman for his parents' business, selling Paddington Bear toys. [16] He later trained as a journalist with the Rotherham Advertiser , before also writing for the Rochdale Observer , Wolverhampton Express and Star , Lincolnshire Life , Shropshire Star and the Associated Kent Newspapers.
Statue of Paddington Bear in Paddington Station following Michael Bond's death. Bond was married twice: to Brenda Mary Johnson in 1950, from whom he separated in the 1970s; and to Susan Marfrey Rogers in 1981. He had two children. [27] He lived in London, not far from Paddington Station, the place that inspired many of his books. [9] [27]
Former Top Gear presenter is embroiled in a row with local council and residents over plans to extend farm
The UK’s favourite anthropomorphic bear, Paddington, has been granted a British passport. The character, full name Paddington Brown, was born and orphaned in Peru as a cub and arrived in London ...
Stuffed toys of Paddington Bear, a character created by Michael Bond, were first produced by the family of Jeremy Clarkson in 1972, with the family eventually selling the rights to London-based Hamleys, the world's oldest toy store. [15]
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Ant & Dec's black and white Paddington Bear statue in London, auctioned to raise funds for the NSPCC In 2011 and 2014, they both appeared on the ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice . From February 2013 to March 2015 they appeared in adverts for supermarket Morrisons .