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England rugby legend Austin Healey goes into extra time, taking several minutes to explain his love of Beyonce and hatred of horse riders.

What was your first car?

A Peugeot 307.

What is the best freebie you've ever had?

Er... (laughs to himself) No, I'm not going to say that... A weekend on a yacht. That was the best one.

What is the cutest animal you've ever eaten?

Probably a lamb. Dolphin. No, lamb, I've never eaten a dolphin.

If your house were on fire, what material possession would you save?

Er... (long pause) ... I know this is meant to be quickfire but that's a tough one. What would I save? Probably pictures of my family that we haven't got on disc or on file.

Apart from your partner Erin Boag, who is your favourite Strictly Come Dancing professional?

James Jordan.

Have you ever gone on a blind date?

No.

What is on your iPod?

Mr Brightside. The new Oasis song, Falling Down. I like that. Anything by Kings of Leon. The Script are good.

My favourite song at the minute is All The Single Ladies by Beyonce, only because my two older kids do the chest wiggle. Beyonce winked at me on Strictly, that's why I like her. That's my claim to fame.

Who or what really gets on your nerves?

What really gets on my nerves is when you slow down for a horse on the road, and then they look at you with some kind of disgust that you're actually in a car, on the road, going past them, on a horse, on the road. That really annoys me. It's the only thing in the world that annoys me.

Or, you come round a corner and there's a horse there, and you haven't been able to see them, so you slow down as much as you can and they go (adopts posh voice): 'Oh, that's disgusting. How dare you do 30 miles an hour in a 70?'

Who is the most attractive cartoon character?

Elmer Fudd. He's a looker.

Have you ever been mistaken for anyone else who was also famous?

Yeah. What's his face who does that fishing show? Robson Green. I was mistaken for Robson Green.

Tell us a joke.

A joke... what joke can I tell you that you can put on the internet? I haven't really got a joke, but I met David Hasselhoff on holiday two weeks ago. It's not a joke, but I met him and we were having a drink together and I said: 'Hello David, my name's Austin Healey, I used to play rugby for England.' We got to know each other, and he said: 'I want you to call me The Hoff.' I said: 'Alright, mate, no worries.' He said: 'No, no, The Hoff. Don't call me David, just The Hoff.' I went: 'Alright mate, no hassle.' I don't really think it's a joke but you can put it in.

What do you call a sheep on a trampoline? A woolly jumper.

Austin Healey was speaking at the launch of EA SPORTS Active, a revolutionary new fitness product designed to help achieve fitness goals on the Nintendo Wii (www.easportsactive.com)

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