Amazing things about April 7:

» Lynne Perrie, alias Ivy Tilsley out of Corrie, is 72 today. No doubt she will be getting drunk and touching up young men to celebrate.

» It’s also Duncan from Blue’s birthday (he’s 24). As he is one for the laydeez, perhaps Ivy Tilsley could allow him a celebratory feel of her tits?

» It’s four years since Mr Oizo was a No.1 with Flat Beat, the Flat Eric song. Mr Who? Flat what exactly?

» Ellen DeGeneres became a lesbian on this day in 1997.

» On April 7 1979, the Three Degrees appeared on the pitch at West Bromwich Albion.

» Just a year ago, Pop Idol flop Hayley Evetts announced she had only just become aware of the extent of her fame. The rest of us are still waiting for a similar moment of clarity.

2013 UPDATE: Duncan from Blue, of course, turned out to be none for the laydeez.