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Godfather Of Gunge Dave Benson Phillips is now a YouTuber and wrestler – 22yrs after kids TV show Get Your Own Back

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CHILDREN's BBC star Dave Benson Phillips was known as the 'godfather of gunge' throughout the 90s. But these days his life is no less weird, having been the victim of a bizarre death hoax and taken up pro wrestling.

Dave, now 56, hosted iconic kids shows including chaotic gameshow Get Your Own Back, which saw adults thrown into a vat of gunge.

It ran for an astonishing 190 episodes from 1991 to 2003 before he went on to a string of new projects. Among them was a totally unexpected foray into the world of wrestling, linking up with independent grappling outfit Riptide.

Dave seen battering an opponent with a string of killer moves in a match described as "ruining the childhoods of his opponents".

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