the comedian inspired one of the most infamous headlines in newspaper history, when the sun's front page announced "freddie starr ate my hamster." he denied it, but it stayed with him. freddie starr ate my hamster! how would you like that for 20 years? 20 years. doesn't it give you a headache? doesn't it? yes, well... i was absolutely shocked. i knew freddie very well so i was absolutely shocked. very sad, really. great talent, very great talent, so yeah, i was really shocked, yeah. his private life was complicated. married four times, he had six children. he also had a history of heart problems and asthma. in 2010, he suffered a major heart attack. soon after he had to pull out of the tv show, i'm a celebrity get me out of here for health reasons. he was caught up in a police