Ken Webster (hypnotist)

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Ken Webster
Born
Kenneth George Webster

1964 (age 5859)
OccupationHypnotist
Years active1982–present

Kenneth George Webster (born 1964) is a British hypnotist. He has played Blackpool Pleasure Beach for 31 years, making it the longest running hypnosis show in the world. [1] He has also appeared on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway .

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In 2011 Webster was the guest interviewee on an episode of Backstage Blackpool. [2] In 2012 he won a Scarborough based episode of Come Dine with Me . [3]

Webster also runs an entertainment agency and weight loss centre.

Early Life

Ken Webster was born in 1964 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire to Chaim and Golde Webster. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

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References

  1. "Facts about Ken Webster".
  2. blockbookers Ltd (20 July 2011). "Ken Webster TV Interview" via YouTube.
  3. "YouTube". www.youtube.com.