Today's Kent on Sunday reveals that former soap star and gay icon Adam Rickitt hopes to succeed Michael Howard as Tory MP for Folkestone & Hythe. At the last General Election Mr Howard doubled the seat's Tory majority to 11,680.
A F&H source told Kent on Sunday: "He's a very good-looking boy and anyone between the ages of 18 and 25 will find him deeply vote-able for."
The source also reveals that "a good sprinkling of councillors", "some local applicants" and "some quite high profile celebrity applicants" are also in the chase. One of those local councillors is reportedly Julie Rook (an A-lister who has also been connected with Thanet South).
Constituency chairman Jonathan Holborow told KoS:
"We have received the list of applicants and there is now a sifting process. Later in June there's a full executive council meeting at which the last six appear. We hope to have it at the middle of July."
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