My Lifey, Paddy McGuinness
My Lifey, Paddy McGuinness
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My Lifey

Author: Paddy McGuinness

Narrator: Paddy McGuinness

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 11/18/2021


Synopsis

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Get the kettle on, the biscuits out and settle in for a belting read.

Paddy McGuinness is a much-loved presence on British TV. His stand-up tours sell out across the country. His acting roles are legendary, from Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy to The Keith and Paddy Picture Show.

How did all start? Let Paddy take you back to a two-up, two-down terrace in 1970's Bolton, where his lifey began. He grew up alone with his beloved mum, neighbourhood matriarch Pat, who worked two jobs, as a barmaid and a cleaner, always keeping food on the table at home and almost always keeping her tearaway teen out of trouble.

The road from kipping in abandoned cars with his mates in Bolton to racing supercars on Top Gear has been eventful, with multiple turning points, including formative hard graft as a labourer, running a Viagra racket at a health centre, a showbiz intervention by schoolfriend Peter Kay and eye-popping adventures in the world of teledom.

While he may have swapped cobbles in Bolton for red carpets in London, Paddy has always stayed true to his Lancashire roots, and here he tells his story for the first time, in his own unmistakable style. He lived it. He's written in. It's his lifey - fast-paced, funny and full of character, just like him.

© Paddy McGuinness 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Reviews

Goodreads review by morag on March 08, 2022

If you were born before the 1980's and you went to town on a bus on a Saturday night, then had a bag of chips on the way home from the pub and didn't even have a phone in your house let alone owned a mobile.you'll laugh you socks off.......more

Goodreads review by Joe on December 31, 2021

Let the book, see the review. 'My Lifey' by Paddy McGuinness is a laugh-a-minute romp through the highs and lows of the life of Bolton happy chappy Paddy McGuinness. If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would! Ding dang do, 5 stars for you!......more

Goodreads review by Amy on December 27, 2023

Great. ! Funny, down to earth, and generally seems like a sound bloke! Real rags to riches story, so much friendship throughout and I think that's testament to Paddy being a great person! Let the book see the shelf......more

Goodreads review by Clair on February 06, 2025

Honestly, I couldn't put it down! I laughed and I cried! Seriously reminds me of home ♥️......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on December 08, 2021

Now this book is the very definition of the genre Biography! This is how a biography is supposed to be written! It’s a story of a person’s life from birth to wherever they are at the time of writing! What a fantastic book from Paddy! I’ve always loved Paddy Mcguinness and have watched him for years......more


Quotes

'Many hilarious anecdotes' The Sun