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Again, there are lots of nice photographs of yesterday HERE

and....

CAMERON CAUSES A STIR

A Piercing scream rang round Aberdeen University's Hospitality department building.

Had someone seen a ghost?

No - it was Kathleen Thomson's reaction when Casanova Cameron Stout walked into her office on day four of the Search For The Golden Rose.

Breathless and shaking, she gasped: "You've made my life!" before hugging our Romeo within an inch of his.

Then up the road, through the snow, to a Baltic Peterhead, where Cameron muttered: "I wish I'd worn my long-johns."

But it was warm as toast inside every shop he was dragged into by excited fans.

He was particularly tickled by Elmar Bridal - a wool shop at the front and a salon of wedding gowns at the back.

"Just like a Tardis," he chuckled. "But I haven't found my bride yet, so I'll stick to the knitting."

After a mouth-watering stop at award-winning chip shop Zanres, it was back into the pink limo, bound for Ellon.

In spite of the sleet and the biting wind, the place was buzzing with ladies determined to meet their Prince Charming.

One driver risked a parking ticket when she spotted her hero and screeched to a halt on yellow lines in the middle of the town.

"I'm not letting you get away," said Lindsey Mann, from Turriff.

Cameron took time to pop into estate agents Bruce and Partners to say hello to last year's Golden Rose winner, Liz Middleton.

But the mum-of two was not happy, revealing: "I'm so jealous of all these hundreds of girls you're kissing. I thought you were only mine."

After yet another kissing stop - the receptionists at Ellon Health Centre - the pink limo headed for Tesco, Bridge of Don.

For a while it looked like Cameron wouldn't make it into the store.

As soon as he got near the front door, dozens of women appeared from nowhere demanding his attention.

"This is absolutely wild, man!" said our man. "They should all win the Golden Rose!"

All 60 finalists will be named in a special supplement on Monday, when Cameron will knock on the winner's door.

But if she doesn't have that day's paper, she won't win the £1,000 trip to Paris.

from ThisIsAberdeen

How typical will it be though if the winner doesn't have the paper?!! What a shame.

It could happen, I've often left my EE in the office or forgot to buy it. Although the chances are that most women who received a rose will buy Monday's EE because of the competition... well at least thats what they hope!

Really they should be buying it anyway.... Monday is the day Cameron's column's in it

I wonder if he'll pick someone younger this year?

I don't think I count sadly

Awesome Jezi - you deserve a £1000 holiday to Paris purely for that quote. Thanks !

Maybe not but I'm sure whoever you do pick as the winner will have an amazing time. What a place

Forgot to say, our Golden Rose poster got nicked That or a member of staff gave it to someone or binned it but I was supposed to be taking that home to scan for you lot. How rude.

Photos from Friday are HERE!

There is a pull out thing with the finalists in tonight's EE. Hope the winner has bought it by 7 o'clock or she doesn't get the trip to Paris. Think that's such a shame if she doesn't have it - she can have my copy! Mind you I think it says that if the winner doesn't have it then they go to the runner up and so on.

We'll find out who the winner was tonight.

They already have it on the EE website... the lady sounds absolutely delighted Such a nice story to read.

GOLDEN ROSE WINNER: YOU SHALL GO TO THE BAWL

First came the speechless shock when Kim Duguid realised it wasn't the Betterware man knocking at her door.

Then the screams of delight when she saw her hero.
Did she have a copy of last night's Evening Express?

Sure did.

"Well, you're my Golden Rose!" said our Prince Charming Cameron Stout.

Hugs. Kisses. Tears.

"I can't believe you've picked me out of those hundreds of other girls," she wept.

"I can't believe you're in my living room.

"Is this a dream? If it's not, it's phenomenal!"

The week-long Search For The Golden Rose came to an end at precisely 7pm last night when our Romeo climbed the stairs of a block of flats in Aberdeen's Cornhill.

In his arms were a bunch of red roses with that precious golden rose.

Champagne, chocolates and tickets to a holiday in Paris.

Cameron put his hand over the peep-hole so Kim had no idea who was knocking.

"I thought it was the Betterware man," the 28-year-old social worker said later.

"If I'd known I'd a chance of winning, I'd have had a shower and dressed up.

"But here I am meeting my hero in my old Monday evening clothes, no make-up, Caterpillar boots and stripy socks.

"How can he resist me?"

But smitten the Big Brother winner certainly was the moment Kim raced across the Mastrick shopping centre on Wednesday morning.

Cuddling into her, he said: "I've had the honour of meeting hundreds of wonderful women right across the North-east last week.

"But Kim was unforgettable.

"She started shouting and waving as soon as she spotted me in the distance.

"Then she came tearing across the concrete at a rate of knots yanking up her boots.

"She was so cheery and bubbly and excited she stood out from all the rest.

"She'd even taken the trouble to carry around a bit of paper with ?I want to be your Golden Rose' translated into Gaelic in case she met me.

"Pity I don't speak Gaelic."

Then Kim was on the phone to boyfriend George Robertson ? also a social worker.

Cameron did the honours and held part of her wacky Garfield phone.

Kim, a Robert Gordon University graduate who works at Horizons rehabilitation centre, could hardly get breath to break the news to flabbergasted George.

Shaking like a leaf, she said: "Guess who's standing here holding my phone? It's Cameron Stout. I'm the Golden Rose."

The two men had a wee chat and George finally believed what he was hearing.

Next to get the news were Kim's mum and dad, Jane and Michael, from Mastrick.

On to Garfield again. But as soon as she heard her dad's voice, Kim lost it.

Tears brimming, she choked: "You're not going to believe this. I won the Golden Rose and Cameron is here."

Kim's final treat of her night to remember was a wee hurlie in the pink stretch limo, sipping champagne with her Romeo and feeding him chocolates.

"Is this really happening?" she kept asking.

"I've never won anything in my life before.

"But tonight ... I've SO WON!"


ThisIsAberdeen

And there are loads of fab photos HERE - awww! It's so nice to see somebody who looks that happy.

Awww! I had some sad news today but stories like that really do cheer you up!

Are there really still Betterware men? That's a real blast from my childhood!

at present it's standing in my hallway to welcome any visitors

the ones that don't run away in fright that is

There is a Betterware man that comes to our door to pick up the catalogue. I know him kinda from the shop (I seem to know everybody 'kinda' from the shop ) but he's really scary so I always try and make sure it's outside so he doesn't have to knock

Fel! I spotted it (well one anyway, don't know how many were made) in M & S on Sunday and to be honest did find it a bit scary but that's because those things are always quite scary.

I saw the one in M & S, and I must admit I got a fright too Jezi.