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2 unusual facts about McSorley's Old Ale House


McSorley's Old Ale House

After the New York Rangers hockey team won the Stanley Cup in 1994, they took the cup to McSorley's and drank out of it; the resulting dent caused the NHL to take the trophy back for several days.

In the television series The Golden Girls, Sophia Petrillo, played by Estelle Getty, claims that her daughter Dorothy was born on one of the tables at McSorley's, which is an anachronism, as the bar did not admit women until 1970.


Jade McSorley

McSorley was eliminated from the competition in third place after making her first appearance in the Bottom 2 with eventual winner Mecia Simson.

Following the conclusion of the programme, winner Mecia Simson stated that she and McSorley were moving to London together to pursue their modelling careers.


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