4:11PM Jess McGuire | Did you know that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was a fishing enthusiast? No, neither did I. But she is, and she just reeled in one hell of a fish.
Reports New Zealand’s Sunday News -
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa won’t have to sing for her supper for a while. On Wednesday, the Kiwi diva caught a 217kg blue marlin in the seas off Cape Brett in the Bay of Islands.
217kg blue marlin? Christ almighty – that’s nearly a Biggest Loser contestant! It took the Dame 50 minutes to reel that massive beast in, and lucky for those of us intrigued by the opera singer’s skills when it comes to deep sea fishing (and why wouldn’t you be intrigued, unless you have no soul?), the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club spokeswoman is spilling her guts.
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