| Question | Answer |
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| Full Name? | Thomas Edward Damian Hothersall |
| Nickname(s)? | The Dentist, Boris |
| Date of Birth? | 4th November 1969 |
| Place of Birth? | Stoke on Trent, England |
| Occupation? | Entrepreneur....... |
| Other Hobbies? | Eating , drinking and making merry. I don’t play as much golf as I used to, or sail as much either. I have been parachuting and scuba diving, but I wouldn’t call them hobbies as such.... not yet anyway. |
| Favourite Food? | mmmm....food.... |
| Football Allegiance (if any)? | If I’m not betting on it I’m not that bothered about football (apart from the mighty England of course!), but as a Stoke boy my team of choice is obviously Port Vale since there are no other quality teams in the area. (ed- ha bloody ha) |
| Favourite Drink? | mmmm....beer |
| Top Film? | Top 5 in no particular order : Killing Zoe, Blazing Saddles, Goodfellas, Where Eagles Dare, and Joe Versus the Volcano |
| Top Book? | I’m a big fan of Christopher Brookmyre |
| Fave Music/Band | Depends on my mood - anything from ABBA to Led Zep, from country and folk to hardcore trance. |
| Most Likely to Sing Karaoke to? (song/artist) | Anyone who knows me knows this aint never gonna happen, but if by some bizarre twist of fate it were to occur, then I’d have a go at Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl |
| Fave Shakespearian Play? | Much Ado About Nothing. Curious Question. |
| Person Most Want to be Marooned on Desert Island with and why? | The author of "How to survive on a desert island - I know because I’ve done it and I can show you how" |
| Person Least Want to be Marooned on Desert Island with and why? | The author of "How I nearly died on a desert island because I didn’t know how to survive and I still haven’t learnt" |
| Best Sporting Moment? | Recently, Beckham’s free kick against Greece (listening to it on Sicknote’s tiny radio in Prague) or the fabulous 5-1 drubbing of Germany by England (and they got to the World Cup final? There’s no justice in the world). But I think the winner is Botham’s Ashes in 1981 "It’s gone into the confectionery stand and out again". Tremendous. |
| Best Personal Sporting Moment/Achievement? | My first six, at age 11 for Silverdale Under 18s. It went out of the ground, over a house and on to the road. We went on to win the league that year. |
| Worst Sporting Moment/Achievement (personal or any)? | I was a member of my school under 11 cricket team who were all out for 0. No comments thank you. |
| Sporting Idol? | Ian Botham |
| Personal Motto/Philosophy? | D'oh |
| Significant/Tenous Claim to Fame (if any)? | Significant/Tenuous Claim to Fame (if any)? I went to School with Dominic Cork; I gave Ted Dexter a lift in my car; my Mum went to school with Sir Tom Farmer (Kwik-Fit); I sat at the bar next to Paul Heaton (Housemartins and Beautiful South) in Hull; I bumped into (literally) John Jefferies in Fingers. They tenuous enough for you? I have more you know.
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