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Noel Edmonds' taxi with the mannequin doll in the back seat of his cab

WHEN a dolled-up mannequin was first spotted in the back of Noel Edmonds' cab, nobody knew quite where it was going.

Three years down the line, the plastic model has taken Europe by storm with a dance record which has reached number five in the UK dance charts.

Brainchild of Noel's wife Liz, who he lives with in Bitton, Candice Cannes has had nightclubs across the continent jumping to new hit Are You Ready.

Noel told the Bristol Post: "Not bad for a 47-year-old mother of two from Frome."

The plastic model, allegedly first used so Noel, 64, could avoid the traffic on his way home from filming Deal or No Deal in Bristol, is now a dance music superstar in Baltic clubs and Ibiza beach parties.

The dance hit was put together by Liz and Noel in a studio with a friend and was produced by Mark Loverush.

Candice first shot to fame when placed in the back of Noel's black London taxi as an apparent ploy to enable him to use bus lanes restricted to taxis with passengers.

Noel was said to have propped the mannequin on the back seat when leaving the Paintworks, where Deal or No Deal is filmed.

The stunt drew criticism from city councillor Gary Hopkins, then in charge of the city's transport, who labelled Noel a "cheat".

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