Psychic my arse!

Yes, fellow Scouser Ricky Tomlinson's character, Jim Royle, puts it so succinctly. Derek Acorah, doyen of fake psychics, has excelled himself in his "new" television show. Of course it's not new; simply a re-hash of the days at Granada Breeze where he began his television career all those years ago.



Impressive, isn't it?

Actually, it becomes a lot less impressive when you realise that the lady in the clip is known as Wanderer on the Talk Derek Acorah forum. Not only that, but she's been to numerous shows, and met Acorah in Nottingham, on the Acorah 'cruise' [actually, a North Sea ferry crossing], and on the organised trips to Spain and Torquay this year. She also had a reading from him just a short while prior to the recording. And here she is, photographed with Acorah ...

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Of course this could be a one-off, couldn't it? After all, he can't remember everyone he meets, can he?

But then there's this reading ...



These ladies are the Thomas twins, Katie and Kelly, known as Ktwinz on the Talk Derek Acorah forum, who have followed Acorah for at least five years with the third member of the trio, Carol [Cazza on the Talk Derek Forum]. They even have customised suitcases labelled "Acorah's Angels on Tour" which they use while following him around Europe.

The two MySpace galleries show that all three have been photographed with Acorah many times and not just at shows here in the UK, but in Spain, on the Spirit and the Seas 'cruise', as well as at a Ghost Towns Live in Halifax - there are even some photos taken with Ray Rodaway, Acorah's driver/tour manager - who just happens to be the partner of Gwen Johnson/Acorah's daughter.

They are very good friends of Gwen Johnson/Acorah ...

... and with Linda Nichols who runs Derek Acorah's official fan club, and whose husband used to sell Acorah's front row theatre tickets on eBay ...

On the Torquay trip they all stayed at the same hotel as Acorah, Gwen, Linda, and other staff, but could Acorah have had prior knowledge of Katie's poetry? You bet! On the Talk Derek Acorah website she published one dedicated to Acorah [rhyming with surer!] on March 10 2007, four on December 2nd 2007, dedicated to her cousin, and one on March 30 2008.

Acorah knows all these ladies well - well enough to give them a lift from the theatre after a show - but on the programme does he even hint that he has ever seen them before? No, he doesn't, and that is dishonest, to say the least.

So those are the facts - make up your own mind about Acorah's honesty...

Emma Gee