Bizarre Facts
He wears size 9½ shoes
He celebrated his 30th wedding anniversary on the 26th May with his lovely wife Julia
He's not into Physics
Because he is such a romantic, he buys his wife a bunch of red roses on her birthday, and has done ever since they met
Richard suffered 2 major illnesses as a child. Between the ages of 10 and 16 and a half, he suffered from Hirschsprung's disease. Then when he was 18 he got Hodgkin's disease until he was 21. Richard was one of the first people to be cured of Hodgkin's disease. He's not had any major illnesses since
He's been involved in a serious car accident
His farm has 2 dogs, 2 cats, 3 cows, a ram (which can be seen at Derby County games!!) and some sheep, and probably more!!
He bites his nails, but he agreed that all the best people bite their nails
He hates moths
He is scared of the dark
He is scared of large enclosed spaces
He used to do karate, and when he was on his brown belt he got fed up with being used to teach others rather than being taught himself, so he quit. He then found out he had been entered for the black belt, so he decided to take it anyway, but unfortunately failed
He's never used a cash machine in his life
His Great Uncle Jack used to own Ye Olde Dolphin Inne in Derby
His Dad was stationed at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on a Radio Operator Air Gunners Course during the Second World War
Richard had to do a forfeit while filming at the Jamaica Inn. His forfeit was to do his piece to camera without his trousers
There is also a rumour that at a recent filming of Most Haunted at Castle Keep in Newcastle, Richard and a few other crew members caused a lift to stop by jumping up and down. Their punishment was to run around the grounds without their trousers
The one sentence Richard says the most is "Don't tell my wife!". And yes, this was said during the forfeit!!
He likes red wine
His mobile phone doesn't get a signal near his computer at home (well this is Bizarre Facts!)
He's not religious but he wears a cross after his experiences on a Most Haunted shoot at Craig-Y-Nos in Wales
He's right handed
He folds his arms left over right, which, according to scientists, suggests he is arty, good with math, and highly visual. And also slightly left handed
He won a bravery award from Derbyshire Constabulary after defending his business from a thief who was high on butane. His right hand and right leg were slashed with a broken plate during the incident. He restrained the thief until the police arrived
