Rob Hull has 571 Daleks... and a world record
It would be easy to assume that Rob Hull is a Doctor Who fanatic given that he's just been recognised as owning the world's largest Dalek collection.But bizarrely -- despite having 571 model Daleks and a place in the Guinness World Records Book -- the 49-year-old from Doncaster isn't a fan of the Doctor and doesn't watch the show.
However, his home is dominated by the Daleks, includng a 6ft life size replica model, which he has spent 20 years collecting.
"I’ve never been a fan of the show, but I have been enchanted by the Daleks ever since I saw one in a toy store as a child," Rob said.
"My mum wouldn’t buy it for me, but I swore at that moment that I’d have my own one day." At the age of 29 Rob purchased his first Dalek “They’ve just slowly taken over the house!”
One person who won’t be celebrating is his long-suffering wife of 25 years, Dawn (43): “I hate the bloody things and I’ve got a feeling this is only going to encourage him!”
As you may have noticed we're having something of a Guinness World Records fest on Newslite today - to mark the release of the 2012 edition of the wonderfully bizarre records book.
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Guinness World Records
One person who won’t be celebrating is his long-suffering wife of 25 years, Dawn (43): “I hate the bloody things and I’ve got a feeling this is only going to encourage him!”
As you may have noticed we're having something of a Guinness World Records fest on Newslite today - to mark the release of the 2012 edition of the wonderfully bizarre records book.
LINKS
Guinness World Records
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