Teletubbies, traffic cones and nuns all braved the bitter cold as they stood in line. Mario and Luigi stepped out of a taxi and headed into the night, next to a group of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here campmates.
It might sound surreal, but it was just another Boxing Day in Wigan. Hundreds of revellers poured into the town centre for the 44th annual Boxing Day fancy dress party.
Megan Aaron, 19, had dressed as a police officer with pal Ella Hanson, 19. "It only happens in Wigan, you have to come," she said.
