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Greg James reveals his 'secret' real name - 17 years after starting on BBC Radio 1
Greg James has revealed that his airwaves moniker isn't actually his real name after being on air for 17 years.
Long Boi arrived at the University of York in 2019 and went viral after a social media post incorrectly described him as 'the tallest mallard duck to have ever lived... over 1m tall', but he was later measured to be only around 70cm. During the ceremony in the university's Central Hall, a distraught Greg, who was wearing funeral attire including a veil, said: 'When I first spoke about Long Boi on the Radio One Breakfast Show in May 2021 I had no idea that a fleeting comment about a very tall duck would lead to this now, three years later. Last month, Greg unveiled a statue in tribute to Britain's most famous duck who became an online sensation due to his abnormally large neck
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