My Life with the Stars – Best, Ali and the Panties

Tony Flood is a journalist who has spent decades meeting, interviewing and befriending most of the stars of sport, stage and screen. In this book he reveals many of the stories behind his scoops, stories that could not be told at the time! This book is packed with secrets and anecdotes from the stars of both yesteryear and today, many of which have never before been revealed to the public. A gifted story teller, he has material from his years rising from sports reporter for the Lewisham Borough News through the notorious Sunday Sport to becoming the Controller of Information at Sky Television. He has a knack for befriending stars who have revealed much to him over the years - the darker sides of Frank Sinatra, Joan Collins and Terry Scott, the bizarre warm-up routine of Carly Simon, the reason behind the stain on Dec Cluskey's treasured shoes and it has also allowed him to be a go-between for the girls chasing George Best and Muhammad Ali. There are stories here of Paul McCartney, Bobby Charlton, Kenny Dalglish, Bobby Moore, Patsy Kensit, Abi Titmuss, Shirley Ann Field and a host of others. In the words of the Daily Mail's Sports Writer, Sami Mokbel: "WOW! So many of their secrets now come out!"