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Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beddy salted! Husband's attempt to surprise his wife goes hilariously wrong when hotel covers their bed in CRISPS after romantic gesture mix-up
There's nothing quite like the feel of crisp hotel sheets when enjoying time away from home. But one hapless husband had that taken to a whole new level when his entire bed was covered in the crunchy snack after a romantic gesture went spectacularly wrong. Johnnie Norman, 35, took his wife Rachel, 36, out for her birthday in Blackpool, Lancashire, and secretly asked hotel staff to put 30 assorted bags of crisps on the bed while they were out to surprise his crisp-loving wife. But staff misunderstood, opened the bags, and sprinkled the crisps on the sheets like salty confetti. Stunned Rachel thought they were victims of a strange break-in when she opened the door and saw the scene, but still decided to eat some of them. After a mortified Johnnie explained what must have happened the pair could not stop laughing. Rachel loves crisps and would eat four bags a day - spending up to £15-a-week on the snack - until cutting down to one every two days recently in a bid to be healthier. Rachel, an NHS worker, from Accrington, Lancashire, said: 'I was hysterical. 'His face was a picture. 'Since that day he's never tried any more romantic antics, but it's one of our favourite memories.' Johnnie, a warehouse operative, bought the crisps for Rachel's 30th birthday, on December 15, 2018. He said: 'Looking back it really is funny! Like we had some sort of prawn-cocktail crisp fetish...' Hotel staff changed the sheets and gave the couple a voucher for another night's stay.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I asked hotel to help me surprise my crisp-loving wife – but confused staff's efforts were HYSTERICAL
TALK about crisp sheets . . . a stunned couple returned to their hotel room to find their bed covered in the spud snacks. Johnnie Norman asked staff to lay out 30 whole bags of assorted flavours to surprise his crisp-loving wife Rachel, while they enjoyed a night out for her birthday. 3 They got back to find the bags had all been opened and crunchy treats scattered like confetti over the sheets. Stunned Rachel thought they were victims of a strange break-in — but could not resist tucking into a few crisps. And the pair were left in stitches when mortified Johnnie explained what must have happened. Rachel, 36, from Accrington, Lancs, said: 'I was hysterical. 'His face was a picture. Since that day, though, he's never tried any more romantic antics.' Warehouse operative Johnnie, 35, added: 'Looking back, it really is funny — like we both had some sort of prawn-cocktail crisp fetish. 'I can laugh about it now but it was such an epic romantic fail!' The couple had booked the Grand Hotel in Blackpool and went to the Beauty and the Beast pantomime then for dinner and drinks while confused staff concocted their crisp calamity. Luckily, the hotel fixed the error, changed the sheets and gave the couple a voucher for another night's stay. Rachel said: 'It was obviously memorable for the staff too because when we went back for our free night a few months later they recognised us. Johnnie was so horrified! 'This has lost me any chance of any romantic surprises now because he's so scared of things going wrong.' NHS worker Rachel scoffed four bags of crisps a day at the height of her habit, spending £15 a week. She has recently cut down to one every two days in a bid to be healthier. The Grand Hotel in Blackpool has been contacted for comment. 3
