Yes, they're home. Intrepid cosmonauts Keri, Billy and Paul have landed back on earth. So, just how bumpy was it for them?
Keri, Paul and Billy have taken one last giant leap, out of the pod and into the Space Cadets TV studio in an aircraft hangar near Ipswich.
To a cheering crowd of friends, family, fellow cadets and pesky actors, the trio, still in their spacesuits, stared and smiled in disbelief from the stage.
"You are heroes!" said Johnny Vaughan, leading the cheers.
As the truth dawned on Paul, you could almost see the images run through his mind as reality clicked into place. "We did all that training! I ate all that food!" he said.
And Keri couldn't believe she'd been had. "I'm not talking to anyone. Y'know, I did say to you that Earth could be a picture."
But Billy was beside himself. "My mum and dad are gonna love this," he laughed. "This is the biggest wind-up ever. This is wicked."
"Aw man, " said Paul. "We're not Astronauts. We're just asses."
When they'd been shown their clips from the show, JV asked the threesome if they'd ever had suspicions.
"We had no doubts," confessed Paul. "Well, not until the dog!"
"We really thought we were running around Russia doing push-ups and eating cabbage," admitted Billy.
But poor old Keri looked gutted. "I was planning my speech about achieving my childhood dreams. I'm a little bit broken-hearted."
But as the reality of being the stars of the biggest prank ever sank in - not to mention winning a healthy wedge of cash and a real trip to Russia's Star City - the three admitted it was still a brilliant experience.
"Thanks for a good time!" beamed Paul.





