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Andy was recently summoned by the Prime Minister to act as chief Auctioneer at a Wembley Stadium dinner.

The dinner and celebrity auction overlooking the new Wembley turf raised more than £600,000 as guests paid £1,000 a head for a seat. Andy and Alastair Campbell wielded the gavel in a double act with the former sports minister Dick Caborn. The two men traded jokes on stage with the pop guru Pete Waterman as they urged guests to bid for a day in the studio with the man who helped propel Kylie Minogue to pop stardom.

A specially commissioned drawing by the sculptor Antony Gormley topped the bidding at £55,000. The chance of playing tennis with Tony Blair went under the hammer for £20,000 to a mystery bidder, before Frank Warren phoned in with another £20,000 offer and the former prime minister agreed to a second match with the boxing promoter.

The prospect of tea with Nancy Dell'Olio, former girlfriend of Sven Goran Eriksson, excited the crowd after she sashayed onto the podium in a gold-belted dress adorned with a grey chiffon scarf. The date sold for more than £9,000.

Guests included the former EastEnders actress Michelle Collins, the Sunderland FC chairman, Niall Quinn, and the former England footballers Viv Anderson and Peter Reid .

The Prime Minister flattered his guests with a speech praising British sporting greats and boasting of England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.

As the night wore on, the Bees Gees legend Robin Gibb turned from guest to entertainer, filling the dancefloor with hits such as "Staying Alive", "How Deep is Your Love" and "Jive Talkin'". The soul diva Beverley Knight also made an appearance to serenade the faithful.

Andy was later decribed as Ebullient in newspaper reviews.