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Premier League legend Neil Ruddock once took a dump in Saddam Hussein's golden toilet – after trying it on with a Playboy model.
The larger-than-life former Liverpool and Tottenham defender had been invited to Iraq to entertain British troops. He was joined by models Jo Guest and Leah Newman. Ruddock hadn’t heard of the latter, who had previously done a shoot for Playboy, but immediately took a shine to her, admitting he ‘tried it on’ with her during the flight.
The trio were taken to a British base in Baghdad, which happened to be a former residence for former Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein. After taking a tour of the plush building, Ruddock and Newman spotted a gold toilet. Ruddock couldn’t resist trying it out and even got Newman to take a picture of him sat on it.
“We'd been told about this beforehand and as soon as we found it I asked Leah to leave the room,” he wrote in his autobiography, The World According to Razor. “'Why?’ she asked. ‘Because I want to take a dump in Saddam Hussein's bog’. She didn't need asking twice.
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“When I was halfway through I got lonely so I asked Leah if she'd come in and take a photo of me reading a newspaper on this bog and she very kindly obliged."
Having been rebuffed by Newman on the flight, Ruddock tried to charm her again – with a spot of wrestling.
“Once I’d washed my hands we went into the bedroom that was adjacent to Saddam's gold toilet and, just for a laugh, I pushed Leah onto the bed,” he added.
“Actually, it wasn't just for a laugh. I wanted to see if she was up for a quick wrestle, if you see what I mean, and after jumping on after her and trying a hold or two it appeared she wasn't. Yet! She was definitely weakening though.
“When me and Leah stepped out of the lift into reception there were about a hundred squaddies and as soon as they saw us they all started cheering and gave us a massive round of applause.
“It turned out there were CCTV cameras everywhere apart from the bog, thank God, and my failed wrestling match had been broadcast for all to see. Thank God she said no, that's all I can say! Imagine having your own sex tape before you've even had a date.”
There was a happy ending though as Ruddock and Newman did get together, marrying in 2013,
“Just as I suspected, Leah did eventually succumb to my charms (no woman could resist them for long), and when we arrived back in England we started seeing each other,” he wrote.
“I always describe her as being my best mate and that's no exaggeration. She makes me laugh like nobody else I know.”
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