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Posted: Wednesday, 27 January 2010 8:59AM

Connick, Jr. Can't Give Freebies Away



Singer Harry Connick, Jr. struggles to part with freebies he picks up at awards show gifting suites - because he loves to look at the neatly packaged treats.

The It Had To Be You crooner admits he has no shame when it comes to claiming swag offered up by awards show sponsors - and takes all he can carry with a view to handing it out to friends and family at Christmas.

He says, "I get bags of crap. I got, like, an espresso latte (coffee) machine, I got, like, Fendi sunglasses... I put 'em in a drawer.

"The idea is to give 'em away for Christmas but there's something about looking at that drawer of brand new stuff that I can't bring myself to do it... I've got stuff that hasn't been popular for 20 years... I'm a hoarder."

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