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Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards has revealed the forthcoming film about his life is only 10 percent accurate.
The 51-year-old retired athlete - who achieved worldwide fame in 1988 when he became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping - is the subject of a new movie starring Welsh actor Taron Egerton, but has revealed the film is largely made up.
He said: "I've been warned only 10 to 15 percent of it is based on my life."
Eddie - who finished last in both the 70 metre and 90 metre events at the Calgary Winter Olympics - admitted to being "anxious" ahead of the movie's release, which is scheduled for next year.
Eddie, whose real first name is Michael, told BBC News: "I've not really seen the script so I don't know what they've picked out of the things that happened in my life and what is made up.
"There's always a certain amount of it [poetic licence] but I'm kind of anxious - what exactly have they put in about my life and how have they portrayed me."
As well as starring Taron Egerton, the movie will feature Hollywood star Hugh Jackman as ski expert Chuck Berghorn, who's Eddie's mentor.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has promised 'Sandman' will avoid "ordinary cliches".
The 34-year-old actor-and-director has revealed that the latest comic book adaptation will avoid a formulaic approach and is, consequently, taking longer to write.
He said: "It's going to be like a grand spectacular action film, but that relies on none of those same old ordinary cliches.
"So, that's why it's taking a lot time to write, but it's going to be really good."
Joseph explained that the 'Sandman' comic books are particularly difficult to adapt for the silver screen and so progress has been slower than usual.
He told MTV: "It's slow but steady. It's a really complicated adaptation because those comics, they're brilliant. But they're not written as a whole.
"It's not like 'Watchmen', which is a graphic novel that has a beginning, middle, and end. 'Sandman' was written over the course of whatever - I forget exactly, six or seven years.
"One at a time. One little 20-page issue at a time. And to try to take that and make it into something that's a feature film - a movie that has a beginning, middle, and end - is complicated."

Jai Courtney "cringed" when he was told he'd be playing Captain Boomerang in 'Suicide Squad'.
The 'Terminator Genisys' actor is set to play the fictional supervillain George "Digger" Harkness aka. Captain Boomerang in the highly anticipated comic book film but he's confessed he was slightly sceptical when director David Ayer first told him about his character.
The Australian star shared: "I hadn't read a script at all when I signed on. We'd met on a couple of occasions and we'd spoken. And, to be honest, when he told me that the role of Captain Boomerang was what he was thinking, I kind of cringed. Cause I wasn't a comic book kid. I wasn't familiar with the DC universe and the history of that. So I knew nothing about it. And I was like, 'Oh, God, Captain Boomerang, really? I really don't know how Australians will react to this'."
However, after learning a bit more about his character and the movie itself - which also stars Jared Leto as The Joker, Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn - from the 'Fury' filmmaker he's now excited about seeing the end result.
He told SpotlightReport.net: "And It's funny, 'cause something like that you want to do right. And it's been interesting finding the balance. But he's [Ayer] the perfect guy to have on your side, because you look at some of the comic books and some of the old '60s stuff is so hammy, you know, and kind of camp. But, get a guy like David Ayer at the helm of a thing like this and it really gets kind of dark and gritty, and, you know, awesome. And he's a stickler for authenticity. So I think what we're going to create is going to be really, really cool."

Sir Ian McKellen has defended his roles in 'X-Men' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.
The 76-year-old acto, who reprised his role as the powerful mutant Magneto in 2014's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' and played the great wizard Gandalf in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' films, dismissed people who disapproved of him playing the roles, saying the films are "about something that matters", as are Shakespeare's plays which are what critics seem to think he should be starring in.
He explained: "It's all work. We're not slumming it. It's Tolkien, that's all. It strikes me as a bit odd that people seem to think there's something wrong with it. I can write a good defence of the 'X-Men' movies and culture that wouldn't be far from a defence of the plays of Shakespeare. They're all about something that matters."
The actor also plays the character of Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming movie 'Mr. Holmes', and although he faced criticism for taking on a role which has been played by so many other actors in the past, he insisted on comparing the situation to Shakespeare again.
He said: "If you do 'Romeo' (and Juliet) or 'Hamlet', you know stacks of actors have done it before, but that doesn't put you off. The idea of playing a part that a lot of other people have played is not alarming."
Meanwhile, Sir Ian is currently working on a Disney remake of 'Beauty and the Beast' as talking clock, Cogsworth, which is a role he described as "bliss" to play.
He told The Sunday Times newspaper: "Shamelessly populist show! I get to dance and do a bit of singing. Bliss."

Jennifer Aniston is still desperate to be nominated for an Oscar.
The 45-year-old actress, who won a Golden Globe nomination for her role in 'Cake' earlier this year, is reportedly looking for another edgy role in a bid to secure her place at all of the prestigious awards ceremonies next year.
A source close to the former 'Friends' star said: "Jen narrowly missed out on an Oscar nomination for 'Cake,' so she's desperate to land the lead in another drama. She wants to be on that podium next awards season, but with no offers coming in, she's starting to fear it may not happen."
Since starring in 'Cake,' Jennifer has only made one other movie, 'Horrible Bosses 2,' and has just one new movie in pre-production, 'Mean Moms'.
But the actress is said to be seriously thinking about funding her own project in a bid to help her win over critics and audiences.
The insider told US OK! magazine: "She knows that there are edgy roles out there, and she'd be willing to find an indie film in order to get one. But at the same time, Jen would much rather be approached to star in someone else's project. She doesn't want anyone thinking that she's buying her success."

Emma Stone pretends to be a "little cooler" than she really is.
The 26-year-old actress always does her best to be as "natural" as possible but sometimes has to hide her anxiety and tries to seem more "relaxed" than she feels.
She said: "Sometimes I try to show that I'm a little cooler and more relaxed than I actually am.
"But I prefer being myself and not trying to hide my nervousness or vulnerable sides rather than trying to put on a facade or hide behind any contrived public persona.
"I think the public also appreciates it when you are able to be natural and just relate to people as honestly as possible."
The 'Birdman' actress - who recently reunited with boyfriend Andrew Garfield - has previously spoken about her struggles with anxiety but says her work helped her overcome her difficulties.
She explained to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "Acting was a way of overcoming my anxiety. I'm much more secure now, but I still deal with anxiety.
"Acting allows me to make productive use of my overly sensitive side and channel all that nervous energy, which would otherwise be more of an obstacle in life.
"My work is such an important and wonderful creative outlet for me that I couldn't imagine my life without it."

Cara Delevingne thinks Kendall Jenner should launch a movie career.
The British supermodel has recently made a move into acting and has advised her friend - who shot to fame on 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' before becoming a model - to follow in her footsteps and it is now looking increasingly likely the 19-year-old beauty will quit her family's reality show.
A source said: "It seems some people in the fashion world have advised her to quit the show. She's been advised to focus on fashion rather than making herself available for filming at the drop of a hat.
"Cara has been encouraging her to move into acting too. If there's a possibility of a film career, she needs to distance herself from the reality TV world now."
Though Kendall hasn't yet made a decision on her future, show bosses at E! seem resigned to the fact she will be departing 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'.
An insider told Grazia magazine: "Everyone is convinced it's only a matter of time before Kendall quits. She's got so much else going on - she's never in LA."
Another source added: "Kendall is more in demand than ever. She's getting booked for modelling jobs all over the globe. It seems she's got to prioritise."

Vince Vaughn wanted to "kill off" his romantic comedy persona.
The 45-year-old actor enjoyed working on "smart and cool" comedies, but admits as his career progressed, he got "sucked into" more mainstream movies.
He said: "I wanted to kill that guy off. I was very defiant right up until I did 'Old School' [in 2003].
"Things like 'Dodgeball' and 'Wedding Crashers', these things were smart and cool. I thought they were badass. And the characters were appealing.
"It felt like we were kind of doing rock'n'roll back then. I felt good about those movies.
"It was after I had written 'Couples Retreat' and I wanted to bring that character as far as I could, bring him to his knees and then knock the romantic comedies on the head.
"[But] you kind of get sucked onto a sort of conveyer belt. It's the cliché but it's true. I started doing what I would call assembly line comedies where there wasn't a filmmaker or someone like Jon Favreau whom I could bounce off."
And the 'True Detective' star takes full responsibility for getting "idle" with his career.
He added to Britain's GQ magazine: "I'm not blaming anyone else but myself here. The machine can make you idle. You read a script and then you agree to a role, then soon enough you're on set looking at a scene that has had all the juice and the life sucked right out of it.
"You become a hired gun doing a very inoffensive PG-13 movie and, well, you kind of just go along with it. Like anything in life you're either growing or you're dying. When you get too comfortable you start to decline."

George Miller thinks it would be "difficult" to cast Mel Gibson in 'Mad Max' sequels because he'd look "out of place".
The 70-year-old director watched the premiere of his new movie alongside the 59-year-old actor - who was the original 'Mad Max' in 1979 - in Los Angeles, but he doesn't think Mel will reappear in the movie franchise.
Asked if he was to feature in the sequels, George said: "We watched 'Mad Max: Fury Road' premiere together in LA. Mel said that it is an amazing film.
"However, [having] Mel star in the sequels is like Sean Connery star in Daniel Craig's James Bond film. It might be out of place. It would be difficult."
On whether cinemagoers can expect sequels to 'Mad Max: Fury Road', George said: "We have two other stories but it's too early to ask. I feel like a woman who is giving birth to a big baby and it's like asking if you want to have another baby straight away, not yet."
Speaking on the red carpet on Japanese TV, George also revealed the film was mostly influenced by "Japanese anime".
He said: "When the first Mad Max came out people said he was like a samurai with a car ... When you see 'Mad Max: Fury Road', it's very influenced particularly by Japanese anime."