Skint is a BBC documentary series centred on the lives of the homeless population of Birmingham, UK. Despite criticism on the exploitation of the programme's subjects, a new series of Skint aired on BBC One at 22:45 on 20 December 2007.
Appearing from the first series, Vernon has since become a minor celebrity, with members of the public purchasing his Big Issues on the premise of receiving an autograph.
Vernon was born in the winter of 1965 at C...
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Skint is a BBC documentary series centred on the lives of the homeless population of Birmingham, UK. Despite criticism on the exploitation of the programme's subjects, a new series of Skint aired on BBC One at 22:45 on 20 December 2007.
Appearing from the first series, Vernon has since become a minor celebrity, with members of the public purchasing his Big Issues on the premise of receiving an autograph.
Vernon was born in the winter of 1965 at City Hospital, Birmingham. He was educated at Colmore Infant School in his younger years.
His enthusiastic spirit has led him to become the central subject of the programme. Vernon enjoys his entrepreneurial mindset, often purchasing items and reselling with a high mark-up. Vernon recorded a reggae single to coincide with Christmas 2006, entitled "I'm Skint". While not an official release (and therefore not recognised by singles charts, the £2.50 CDR was posted to customers with an accompanying Christmas card, personally signed by Vernon...
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