Shane Warne rejected from favourite TV show
Shane Warne was rejected from a TV role because of his shiny white veneers.
The late cricketer wrote to the producers of the popular TV show Peaky Blinders, a historical fiction drama set in the 1920s and '30s in Birmingham, England.
Warnie mentioned that Peaky Blinders was his favourite show and asked for a little role in the series.
And to all you legends from Oz @ThePeakyBlinder !!!!!!! https://t.co/8ugBQiTS5j pic.twitter.com/HjbK7rLNr0
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 26, 2020
Retired AFL star Aaron Hamill shared the story to the 50,000 people at the MCG for Warnie’s memorial.
“He said, ‘I've got this great idea,’ as he always did. He said, ‘I've sent off an email to the producers of Peaky Blinders [asking for a cameo]’,” Hamill said.
“He got a response saying: ‘Dear Shane, thanks very much. We love your enthusiasm but unfortunately porcelain veneers weren’t around in Birmingham in 1931’.”
Warnie was so obsessed with Peaky Blinders that he started wearing a flat cap, similar to that of the main character, played by Cillian Murphy.
“I love Peaky Blinders so I thought I don't mind the look of [the flat cap] and I might wear it to see if people like it. People have liked it, so I kept wearing it,' Hamill recalled.
Watch Hamill’s story about Warne here.
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