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Inside Andy Fordham's life from downing 24 lagers before darts and losing 10 stone

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!From Jocky Wilson to Bobby George and Phil Taylor to Ted Hankey - darts is a sport that has never been short of its characters.

Even so, few can come close to the extraordinary life of Andy Fordham, who died on Thursday at the age of 59.Fordham, who passed away with wife Jenny by his side, was one of the sport's best-loved stars.

He was a flawed hero, and much like footballer Paul Gascoigne, that is what made him so popular among fans and fellow professionals alike.

Comparisons with Gascoigne might have been even more apt had Fordham maintained the love of football he first showed in school."I was really fit," Fordham told the Independent in 2005.

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