I’m Not In Love: Who was the whispering star of 10CC’s huge hit?

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"Be quiet – big boys don't cry… big boys don't cry … big boys don't cry!"

Those whispered words are, of course, an essential part of 10CC's best-known hit single, 1970s pop masterpiece I'm Not In Love.

Now, 50 years since the record's release, the woman who delivered those words can still scarcely believe her 15 seconds of fame.

It all began when receptionist and secretary Cathy Redfern answered the phone at Stockport's Strawberry Studios, which were part-owned by the critically acclaimed Mancunian band.

She was blissfully unaware drummer Kevin Godley felt the "middle eight" section was lacking a certain something in Eric Stewart's song about his wife not being happy with him for hardly ever saying he loved her.

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