Dan caused more controversy when he gave up eating cow pies during the BSE outbreak, and a revamp two years ago saw some traditional characters replaced by celebrities including Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole.

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Some of the region's worst characters would be discredited in the eyes of the world, including among their own kin.

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