Moray Memories: Actor and Strictly winner Joe McFadden opens Thorntons on Elgin High Street in 1997
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Joe McFadden, the winner of the 2017 series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, had a memorable visit to Elgin nearly two decades earlier. On February 8, 1997, the actor and TV personality made an appearance in the town to open a new branch of Thorntons - a national chain shop selling chocolates and toffee.
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At the time, McFadden was widely recognised for his role as Gary McDonald in the soap opera Take the High Road. His visit drew a large crowd of fans eager to meet him and celebrate the shop's opening.
The Thorntons shop, located at 101 High Street in Elgin, has since closed.
