TV ‘Chatty Man’ star Alan Carr has revealed his love of Blackpool by branding it “better than the Maldives” – as he films his ITV sitcom in the seaside resort. The comedian, 49, lived in the Lancashire town in 1990 when aged 14 as his dad Graham was manager of Blackpool FC, and was back there last week filming the latest series of his autobiographical sitcom ‘Changing Ends’.
But when stopped on the promenade and asked about his feelings over being back on the resort’s famous Golden Sands, Carr said: “Well, I’m a bit like a stick of rock – cut me open and you’ll see Blackpool. My dad was manager here so I spent a summer up here and had the best summer ever. We’ve got the Pleasure Beach, we’ve got the beach and when the weather’s nice, it’s better than the Maldives!”
Carr was spotted filming in Blackpool on Thursday August 7th to film the upcoming new series of his ITV sitcom Changing Ends.
He also shared various clips of himself in the town with his 1.4 million Instagram followers.
In one video shared by Blackpool bloggers ‘The Three Mouseketeers’, Alan walks past the local family as they ask him about what it’s like being in Blackpool given his affinity with the town – particularly referencing his wax work figure at Madame Tussauds which is where he makes his comments about the Maldives.
Then on his own Instagram, Alan then shared a more tongue in cheek video about Blackpool.
In the reel, Alan – who both writes and stars in Changing Ends – sits opposite actress Nancy Sullivan who plays his mum Christine in the semi-autobiographical sitcom.
Sipping on a rose whilst at a promenade bar, Nancy says “Now we’re in Blackpool, I can’t wait to go and swim in the pool.”
Miming the famed line from the US show American Horror Story, Alan replies “there’s not going to be a swimming pool, you stupid s***, there won’t even be a house!”
In the caption to the post, Alan then writes: “When you’re on holiday and you’re handling your mums expectations…”
In the comments, Alan’s good friend Amanda Holden and Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Danny Beard are among those sharing their delight at the meme.
Elsewhere, the Changing Ends Official Instagram posted various snaps of Alan and the cast and crew enjoying their trip to the seaside town.
The first image shows Alan posing with the Blackpool Tower whilst the second snap shows a whole bunch of the Changing Ends cast/crew posing for a group picture on xx
One video then shows Alan dancing on his own to live music at the North Pier whilst various pictures and clips document a daytrip out at the Pleasure Beach Resort.
In the caption, Changing Ends Official wrote: “Holiday snaps from sunny Blackpool… and that’s a wrap on series 3 & 4 of Changing Ends.
“Thank you to the most incredible cast and crew for bringing so much heart, laughter and magic to every single day, couldn’t have wished for a better team. #changingends.”