Eddie the Eagle swims with sharks in Dorset
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Eddie meets Eddie
He was the ultimate British sporting underdog who proved success comes to he who waits.
Eddie the Eagle was the Winter olympic skijump zero - who recently became a reality TV diving board hero.
And now he's become the inspiration for a play. Ken Goodwin joined him watching the rehearsals of 'Fly Eddie Fly'...
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Eddie 'The Eagle' watches himself in a new play
Fly Eddie Fly! is currently being rehearsed at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham.
Eddie, who famously came last in the Calgary Olympic ski jumping event, won ITVs Splash! last weekend with a near perfect dive.
He says it's strange seeing an actor playing him on stage.
The play was written by Cheltenham author Miranda Walker, who says Eddie is an "inspirational person with a great attitude."
Fly Eddie Fly! will be at the everyman studio theatre from 19th - 23rd February.
Cheltenham's 'Eddie the Eagle Edwards' is making a real Splash!
He's probably best known for coming last in the ski jump at the winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988. But almost exactly 25 years to the day, Cheltenham's Eddie the Eagle Edwards is taking another sport by storm.
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