Britain’s new prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham may have been anointed ‘King of the North’, but his son has been crowned the internet’s new favourite ‘giant son’.
As the newly-elected Makerfield MP makes a beeline for No 10, interest in the 56-year-old politician’s family life has heightened, including revisiting his wife Marie-France van Heel’s Blind Date outing 34 years ago.
However, her date with Will from Surrey was an unbridled disaster, and Ms van Heel – known as Frankie to her friends – eventually married Andy in 2000.
The couple share three children, including 26-year-old Jimmy, whose impressive height has captivated the internet after
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