Tenner is Geoff's nest egg

IF someone sent the Diary a £10 cheque he'd cash it - like Geoff Capes, formerly the world's strongest man.

So when he got a birthday card with an illegible squiggle and the message "I didn't know what to get you, so get something for yourself," he put it in the bank.

Then he got a call from Real Radio's breakfast presenter Daryl Denham who revealed he was the mysterious benefactor.

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Geoff, who shows budgies, says he'll put it towards his next bird. If you want to know how a big bloke is besotted by little birds, catch him at the Budgerigar Society's World Championship Show at Doncaster Dome on September 29 & 30. He says: "I'm a gentle giant, really."