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4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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He became a household favourite as the foul-mouthed, string-vested Glasgow ‘street philosopher’.
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He → become → philosopher
But now Rab C Nesbitt star Gregor Fisher has expanded his repertoire to his own cookery show.
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Fisher → expand → show
The actor has launched his own cooking channel on YouTube after building up a huge following on social media through sharing recipes and posting short clips of himself preparing meals on Instagram.
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himself → launch → Instagram
Encouraged by his daughter Cissie, Fisher started filming home cooking lessons last year to promote a theatre show about his life and career.
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Fisher → encourage → life
He was left stunned after his first video demonstrating how to make potato scones racked up more than 2.5 million views.
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video → leave → views
The 72-year-old has now moved his culinary expertise to YouTube so he can post longer form videos from his home near Glasgow in what he describes as his own ‘cooking programme’.
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he → move → programme
Gregor Fisher has swapped his string vest for an apron in his new cooking programme
The actor's first video is titled ‘Steak Pie with a twist’
His first video is titled ‘Steak Pie with a twist’ and features Fisher making the traditional favourite with suet pastry.
He said: ‘I am going to make slightly more complicated recipes for this channel because you get 10 minutes and not the three minutes you get on that Instagram.
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you → swap → Instagram
‘You have got to be running about like a blue a*** fly to get it all jammed into the three minutes.
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it → get → minutes
‘I’ve got a heart condition for God’s sake so we have migrated to the YouTube.
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we → get → YouTube
‘We are going to be up the YouTube and I hope you’re going to join us.
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you → go → us
‘I’m told you can even watch this one on your telly so it’s pretty much a cooking programme.’
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it → tell → telly
Fisher has admitted he was initially skeptical about showing off his cooking skills online when his daughter suggested it.
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daughter → admit → it
He said: ‘I said to her, “Who will want to listen to me?” and she said, “you like cooking, make some potato scones”.
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you → say → scones
Fisher became a household name when he starred as the Glasgow ‘street philosopher' Rab C Nesbitt
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he → become → philosopher
I thought, “Me mashing tatties?
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I → think → tatties
Who is going to tune in?”
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Who → go → ?
Well, we did it and 2.5 million people tuned in.
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people → do → it
‘It’s fun.
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It → ’ → ?
Otherwise, I’d be sitting, dribbling in the corner.’
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I → sit → corner
In August Fisher said he was disappointed to receive the news that his BBC sitcom Only Child had been axed just as he was about to step on stage for a show about his career at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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he → say → Festival
Only Child saw him join forces with Greg McHugh - best known to audiences as Gary: Tank Commander - to play a father and son duo.
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him → see → duo
The show received positive reviews from critics and viewers after launching in 2024 and returned for a second series earlier this year.
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show → receive → series
Fisher said he received the call about the cancellation the same day he swore live on air during an appearance on BBC Radio Scotland’s Afternoons show and jokingly speculated whether the two incidents were linked.
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incidents → say → show
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