A potted history of the great and gruesome fan mail sent to celebrities

Swimmer Ross Murdoch has launched an appeal to track down a mystery child who penned him a letter following his gold medal win for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.

In some instances fan mail is warmly received, but in others it’s a case of “return to sender”...

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