Tarrant gets locals buzzing in Suffolk

 Punters at a country pub were stunned when TV and radio star Chris Tarrant walked in - and bought them all a drink. The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host, who's just split from his wife, Ingrid, 52, swapped banter with the locals before heading off in a taxi two hours later.

 Tarrant, 60, even returned to the Queen's Head at Eye, Suffolk, the next day to enjoy a pint and a packet of crisps. It emerged he was staying at the home of a good friend - singer/songwriter Andy Hill - at nearby Bedingfield.

 Queen's Head landlord Ed Davies said: "Two blokes came in and I instantly

 recognised one of them as Chris Tarrant. I couldn't believe that someone like that could just walk into my pub. "Everyone was gobsmacked and the pub started buzzing." Ed said Tarrant had a laugh with punters who'd called friends on their mobiles to tell them he was there.

 "Soon there was a lot more people in the pub. When one customer phoned his brother to tell him who he was drinking with, Mr Tarrant joined in the fun," he said.

 "Chris took over the phone and pretended his television programme was live and

 that the customer was al-ready on £500,000 and seeking help in answering the £1m question."