Although he also claims he has the most famous clients of anybody in his profession. Amongst his roster he claims to have taught is the famous actor, Leonardo Di Caprio.

As Di Caprio famously won’t go over 25 it made it quite difficult to get him to drive fast enough for his test.” Quips the chubby and red faced Driving Instructor Fanchurch Thimbleworth.

“Some of my stories are more “after dark” if you get my drift. Not that you should be drifting on your driving test. That is a definite no no. “

He hints at stories of sexy starlets who wanted to pass their UK driving test while they were filming blockbusters. He claims that he and Jennifer Aniston were more than just “Friends” and that he never went wanting for more when he taught Hunger Games actor Jennifer Lawrence.

When we approached the agents of these stars none of them were available for comment, Although it has to be said that when we spoke to Halle Berry’s agent about him taking her ‘cherry’ she started laughing so much that she had to hang up as it sounded like she was asphyxiating.

Thimbleworth counters that of course they would not say it happened as it would be bad for their image. He is now willing to tell all, and set the story straight about his dangerous liaisons with Uma Thurman amongst many others.

“She was curvy and they were dangerous alright. I could never get her to change gear without hitting a bloody kerb.”

Another famous beauty he says that he taught was Minnie Driver.

“She laughed so hard when I said that today she wouldn’t be a Mini Driver, but a Vauxhall Corsa CDTi driver. That’s what I teach in you see, it is economical and the celebs love how anonymous it makes them look.

“No one expects an A lister, like Tom Cruise to be having a Mission Impossible in a Corsa around WhimbleChurch’s series of mini roundabouts. It happened though. ” He insists.

It was quite difficult to get the seat high enough for him to see over the steering wheel though. We had to get him a booster cushion in the end. It’s okay, he can afford it.

“It is important to get pupils driving in all sorts of different conditions to make sure that they become safe drivers. It was never a problem for me getting some of these lovely ladies to handle well in the wet though, Let me tell you.”

“Although, I did once need a helping hand or two. Oh and some of those blue pills that you can get over the counter now.”

Addendum – Mr Fanthorpe wants it be noted that he is “red faced” due to high blood pressure from the sedentary job of being a driving instructor, and not because he is embarrassed about any of the stories that he has told us here.