Vegas's mum can't stand his act

He may be the hottest perfomers on the comedy scene, but there's at least one person who cannot stand Johnny Vegas's act - his mother.

"I wouldn't watch it," she confessed. "It's not my cup of tea."

And 60-year-old Pat Pennington also cannot understand why her son Michael, changed his name.

"It's a queer one, isn't it?" she told the Liverpool Daily Post.

However much she may dislike his comedy, Mrs Pennington is proud of her son.

"I can't go to the bingo without people stopping me and asking about Michael," she said. "I think he's only famous round here - but he's most probably known all over the country."

Vegas still loves returning to his St Helens home, where he is spending Easter.

He said: "I adore my mum. I have been lucky in that she has always supported us, she never pushed any of the family into doing anything and she said we could come home if we had to."

Published: 1 Apr 2002