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Lily Cole won’t join Russell’s revolution

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As an environmentally-minded model who’s not shy of a student protest, Lily Cole would appear to be an ideal recruit for Russell Brand’s revolution.

Alas, Cole, who has a double first from Cambridge, has taken issue with the ‘pound-shop Ben Elton’s’ choice of wording.

‘He scares me when he uses the word revolution.

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