In an early festive knees up, Bolton comedian Paddy McGuiness has shared pictures from a "posh" Christmas meal with mates at one of Manchester's top restaurants. The Boltonian shared snaps of himself and a group of friends enjoying a slap up meal and cocktails inside The Ivy in Spinningfields.
Sharing the snaps of the meet-up on Instagram, Paddy explained that he gets his friends together every year for, having worked with some of them at Warburtons back in the 90s. The post prompted a number of comments with people also sharing their memories of Paddy working at the bakery in Bolton.
Their festive get-together featured a variety of festive cocktails including torched tipples and glowing drinks, with Paddy wishing his friends a Merry Christmas. Their trip to The Ivy also featured Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah, who posed with the group for a quick picture.
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Taking to Instagram, Paddy captioned his post: "Every Christmas I get my auld Bolton pals out for a powsh meal. I worked at Warburtons with a couple of them in the 90’s!
"Touch of class from @sirmofarah who took time out to say hello and do pics with the cuddly toys. #christmas."
Fans of the comedy star also took to the comments to wish him and his friends a good holiday, while others shared memories of him working at Warburtons. One said: "Fantastic, with old mates can’t beat it pal."
Another said: "I can remember you for your short spell at Warburton’s Paddy. Long curly hair back in the day then. However like most of us all a distance memory having a comb in
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