Aug 28 2005
SundayMirror
By Stephen Hayward Consumer Correspondent
ABI Titmuss's coconuts have gone on sale.
Supermarket giant Tesco is selling a special soft-skinned variety of the fruit which Abi was seen enjoying on ITV's Celebrity Love Island.
Now the coconuts - which are harvested early before they form a hard shell - have been nicknamed "Abi's" by Tesco to identify them from the traditional husky brown version.
During the reality TV series earlier this summer, Abi and other celebrity castaways were filmed drinking coconut milk direct from the shells.
Since then demand for the fruit has rocketed and now Tesco has rushed through a delivery from Thailand where they grow.
The supermarket's coconut buyer Andy Carter said: "Celebrity Love Island has created the coolest new trend and we've been inundated with inquiries about where to get the coconuts."
