Daily Mail - 30.07.2019

Page 32 Daily Mail, Tuesday, July 30, 2019

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HAMMING IT UP!

Grub’s up: A miniature MasterChef

star looks forward to a tasty nibble

A narrow

squeak with the

Daleks: Every

time-travelling

rodent needs

their Tardis and a

Doctor Who scarf

Is it a bird, is it a plane... no it’s Super-Ham! And here’s the

world’s newest superhero changing into his cape in a phonebox

Tales from the

riverbank: Time

for a quiet read

of the Mail with

a hazelnut latte

it’s the pet project to end

them all — and now these

cute hamsters have become

big wheels on social media.

When Beverly Borrill’s daughter

isabel, 14, made a mini hot air

balloon for a school project, they

both thought it would be fun to

photograph the family’s pet

hamsters, Max and Lulu, in it.

After that, the 52-year-old

teacher’s ideas came thick and fast

and when the number of the

family’s furry pets swelled from two

to 14 in 18 months, the photo

opportunities were endless.

so far the hamsters have played

tennis at Wimbledon, enjoyed a

round of golf, partied at

Glastonbury, picked up fish and

chips and even starred in

much-loved British tV shows such

as Doctor Who and MasterChef —

all from the comfort of Beverly’s

home in Devizes, Wiltshire.

Beverly and isabel set up Face-

book page Harcourt Hammies to

show off their creations and it

quickly gained popularity.

‘i drew inspiration from the every-

day things around us — and i chose

the Mail for the hamsters to be

reading outside Costa because i

read the app on my phone every

day,’ says mother-of-four Beverly.

‘People ask how to get their

hamsters to sit still. the simple

answer is patience and lots of

perseverance. And a little bit of

peanut butter!’

LEAH FOX

Was that ‘Fore!’ or

‘Fur!’ This golfer

just can’t wait to

reach the 19th hole

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