Crier publisher helps Butlins create world hug record

THE publisher of The Crier, Mike Padgett, has helped holidaymakers at Butlins to create a world record with former Big Brother housemate Aisleyne Horgan Wallace as special guest at the Minehead resort

Visitors to the Minehead centre were asked to hug Aisleyne in an effort to beat the record of 612 people hugging one person in an hour

And they smashed the record with 818 guests in one hour each giving Aisleyne a hug as Mr Padgett helped as a member of the adjudicating panel for the record attempt.

The event was part of Butlins' themed 'Record Breakers' holiday breaks which have been introduced this year.

Mr Padgett said afterwards: "It was great fun and there was certainly a lot of interest in Aisleyne coming to Minehead as the Big Brother series has made her a celebrity.

"I can see why people would like to give her a hug."

• Our photograph shows Mr Padgett and Aisleyne (centre) celebrating the new record with some of the Butlins huggers. Photo submitted.