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Do clowns make you laugh or cry?

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Do you suffer from coulrophobia? A circus festival in Blackpool opening today is running a workshop to help visitors scared of clowns overcome their fears.

Paul Salkovskis, professor of clinical psychology at Maudsley Hospital, discusses what makes people afraid of clowns, and Rhubarb the clown shows why he thinks clowns are not scary.

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