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Glenn Walsh from Bishop’s Sutton won the World Watercress Eating Championship trophy for the 18th time at the Alresford Watercress Festival on Sunday.
He faced stiff competition - including from members of his own family - but won the fourth and final heat, containing the favourites, and was the fastest overall to eat a 100-gram bag of watercress, in just 44.2 seconds.

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00:00A few months, in around about February, we spoke about this, and Glenn went, I might do it.
00:06And then, when he'd been on the radio 172 times, when he went on the last leg, and my belief
00:13is,
00:13he's the only guest that's ever been given a Guinness.
00:16Those of you who have not seen him, you'll work out in a while why he got given a Guinness,
00:20because he didn't have that one anyway.
00:21He was on the last leg, he was on Radio Solo the other day, and a bit of a pop
00:26at me on that one.
00:27Let's see how this interview goes.
00:29So, the reigning, the long, long-lived reigning champion, the guy that's got a wonky leg,
00:37the guy that, he absolutely refuses to give up the crown.
00:42Please, put your hands together for Mr. Glenda Walsh.
00:55Right, without being rude, without being rude, um, it's getting an elephant in the room out of the way.
01:03And I'm not talking about you.
01:04No, it's out of order.
01:05No, it's out of order.
01:07Glenn, what the hell have you done to your hair?
01:11I've just got to keep the fringe out, you guys.
01:16How you going on, on Grindr?
01:20You're buried.
01:21That's what they all say.
01:23I won't go, no, leave it.
01:24Leave it.
01:25Leave it.
01:27Right, so, Glenn, um, you've done the media round.
01:30How's it gone?
01:31Yeah, been all right, yeah.
01:32Quite enjoyed it.
01:33Been, uh, positive about all your mates and everyone?
01:36Oh, yeah, definitely, haven't you?
01:37So, not had a pop at anyone?
01:39No, especially to compare, no.
01:41But I did say that, you know, that we've been doing it earlier this year.
01:44We might actually get done before midnight.
01:48Don't you dare.
01:50You're my mates, noties.
01:53Settle it down.
01:53Right, Glenn.
01:55You've gone round.
01:56You've spread the word.
01:57We've got the man down there.
01:59Are you worried a little bit that you may well have opened the doors to people coming down to challenge
02:04you?
02:05This is the problem, isn't it?
02:06You know, you put yourself out there.
02:08You know, people have got to come and challenge you.
02:09You've got the nature here, haven't you?
02:12Come on.
02:14Welcome to Orson, Phil.
02:15Welcome to Orson.
02:17Orson, Hampshire's friendliest town.
02:19Right, so, Glenn, are we confident today?
02:24You can put the mic in your mouth, if you want.
02:26Do you want to say it?
02:26What?
02:27What?
02:28Yeah, I'll give it a go.
02:30So, today, one last thing for you.
02:33Because we're doing it, we're doing 100 grams.
02:35So, we know that we're not going to get down to the 20...
02:37It was 28 seconds to...
02:39Well, I can't remember.
02:4025, 25.
02:44Come on, Glenn.
02:45Come on, man.
02:45Not going to lie to you.
02:47After this, couldn't give a damn.
02:50So, this one, we're not going to go that low, but are you confident, if you look across
02:54this table...
02:55Oh, you got...
02:56Whoa, you look with your eyes, not with your hands, my friend.
02:59That's theft.
03:01Right, Glenda.
03:03Who thinks Glenn's going to win?
03:06Who thinks Phil's going to win?
03:09Oh, you absolute knobbets.
03:11This is being recorded by the telly.
03:14Can we cut that?
03:17Who thinks Phil's going to win?
03:20The guy raised his hand, the guy raised his hand, and I really thought he did that with
03:26some finger up, and I thought, that's not needed.
03:29Sam.
03:30Who thinks Sam's going to win?
03:31Hey!
03:33Uh, put it down, boys.
03:34Whoa, Philip.
03:36Yeah.
03:37And you.
03:39Glenn.
03:41Yes.
03:42Well, have a drink of my Ruble cider.
03:43Go.
03:44Don't spittle.
03:46Who thinks Connor's going to win?
03:51Can I just say at the end, Connor's response was, Glenn, at the end, Connor's response
03:56was, come on, then, without being on the terraces.
04:00And who thinks Ad's going to win?
04:04Oh, Ad's.
04:06That's shocking.
04:06Right.
04:07Let me move that away, because this is going to get messy.
04:11Right.
04:12Glenn, have you got a bottle of water in your pocket?
04:18You cheeky monkey.
04:20Right.
04:21It's the last one.
04:22After this, you can go back to the Italian's attention.
04:25You can go and have something to eat.
04:26You can go and see the amazing band in the Swan that's on a four o'clock.
04:29You can wander around town.
04:31Our glorious town of Altsford.
04:33Not Gosport.
04:35Not New York.
04:36And not Alton.
04:37But, for the last time, our five contestants.
04:40Hand behind your back, please.
04:43And this needs to be loud all the way through.
04:47Three, two, one, go.
04:50Over your back.
04:51And now they start going.
04:52Let the entertainment begin.
04:56Oh, Phil, you're a professional.
04:58I'm loving it.
05:02We're having it in.
05:03Showing it in.
05:05Two non-letter.
05:06Anyone beat you.
05:06Connor, you're doing well.
05:07As you've got to up it.
05:09Let's go.
05:09Let's go.
05:10Let's go.
05:10We are now looking at it.
05:12As he's doing well.
05:14Connor's got about a quarter left.
05:16Sambo's doing well.
05:18Glenn's doing well.
05:19Phillip.
05:19Phil is going to quit his job presenting and purely travel the country eating roller crest.
05:31Put it in.
05:32Put it in.
05:33Yeah.
05:38Okay.
05:40Okay.
05:44Right.
05:45Okay.
05:48Before we go any further.
05:50Right.
05:50Whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:51Stay where you are.
05:51Stay where you are, please.
05:52Stay where you are.
05:54Right.
05:56Can I just say, Glenn's not hugging anyone.
05:58He's just wiping his chin on all the other contestants.
06:01He's going to go there.
06:02Right.
06:03I love you all, but just before we go any further.
06:06Come here, Phil.
06:07Just take your side.
06:11Can you do me a favour?
06:11Talk amongst yourselves.
06:13I've already done it in a minute.
06:15Right.
06:15Oh, right.
06:16And I'll tell you what you want.
06:18It's a winner coming back empty mouths with someone still eating and Glenn going in a real
06:22patronising way to what I can only be described as a celebrity going, no, you did really well.
06:30I don't know why you're bothered coming.
06:32Right.
06:33Phil.
06:33Phil, are we, are we ready?
06:36That's it.
06:37First experience.
06:39A lot of these guys have done it the last 10 years.
06:41Uh.
06:41I don't know.
06:42I don't know.
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