He's made his name with unsettling and unusual television shows, featuring everything from Russian roulette to a séance. 
So it seems fitting that when Derren Brown has a de-clutter, the results are out of the ordinary, too.
The illusionist and showman has put a large collection of taxidermy up for auction on Monday, because he is moving house. 
Making money: Illusionist and showman Derren Brown has put a large collection of taxidermy up for auction on Monday, because he is moving house
Among the items that must go are stuffed monkeys and puppies, a two-headed calf (listed as a 'genuine deformity') and a baby giraffe.
There is also an 'arachnid lamb' with eight legs, a rare French mouse gambling tableau, a pig floating on a balloon, a hanging opossum and an albino wallaby.
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Brown has spoken in interviews about his passion for taxidermy, which began when he was a student. 
'I collect ethically sourced stuffed pets and animals that have died in zoos.'
Selling up: Among the items that must go are stuffed monkeys and puppies, a two-headed calf (listed as a 'genuine deformity') and a baby giraffe
Over the years he has amassed around 200 items, and every other Sunday goes around the house with a leaf blower, because 'it's the only way to get the dust off and stop the moths'.
Not long ago, he recalled, he got a text "from a guy called Dave". 
'He said: "I've got a kiwi, are you interested?" He pulled up and he did, in fact, have a kiwi in the back of his van. But I am really trying to cut down.'
Last year he moved to the countryside from his house in London, with his partner Justin, and admitted he was starting to find the collection a little disturbing. 
'We didn't have any proper lighting until recently, so you'd be walking past all these dead animals in the dark, which made for quite a creepy environment.'
Friends say he is moving again, hence the sale, which will take place at Wimbledon Auctions.
Quirky: Over the years he has amassed around 200 items, and every other Sunday goes around the house with a leaf blower, because 'it's the only way to get the dust off'




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