Yes folks, it's me with the big, black moustache which I wore this week in honour of comedy genius Armen the barman who provides constant unexpected entertainment at the Falesia Hotel in Acoteias, Portugal.
Armen, second from left, is just adorable as is his colleague Ilidio, left. By the way, his moustache is fake, too, as is my partner's Martin's, second from right. It was a just-for-fun joke to make Armen smile ... in return for the fact that he has made us laugh so many times over the years. He also makes a mean cocktail. It took us a while (about five minutes!) to get Armen's sense of humour but we love it and visiting Portugal just wouldn't be the same without seeing him.
Armen is from Armenia, the first Christian country in the world, and has perfect comedy timing. Ilidio is another charmer with bags of quiet charisma and, like many of his colleagues, brilliant English skills.
I have said it before and I'll say it again, the Portuguese and, it seems, the Armenians have the same sense of humour as us Brits.
Know any famous Armenians? Well, there is British TV's David Dickenson and.... CHER... her father was an Armenian-American truck driver. Armen was proud to tell us that.
He didn't mention that reality stars (I prefer to call them cleavage stars) the Kardashians also have roots in Armenia, along with tennis star Andre Agassi and Charles Asnavour.
It's a travesty of justice that the Kardashians only have to burp to make the news when Armen has genuine talent and does not need to strip naked and paint himself gold to catch our eye. Soon he will be heading home for winter with his lovely wife Olga, who also works at the same hotel and makes the most amazing cakes and towel sculptures! Beat that Kim Kardashian!
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