OASIS songwriter Noel Gallagher was so hungry for a cheap meal deal from KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, he hired a private plane to take him to his favourite fast-food haunt.

The WONDERWALL hitmaker was holidaying in the Caribbean with ex-wife MEG MATHEWS - when the pair were still together - when Noel's craving for deep fried chicken got out of control.

Meg, the mother of Noel's daughter ANAIS, laughs, "When I was with Noel we spent a month in Mustique. He was writing and had turned the spare room into a studio.

"The place was perfect - hot sun, great beaches, fantastic food and just about anything you could ask for - except Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not surprisingly, there wasn't one there."

So to satisfy the diva-like demands of the rock wildman, a plane was hired to fetch Noel his food.

Meg explains, "He had a big thing about KFC so we flew to St Vincent to get some. It sounds ridiculous flying somewhere for a KFC, though it's only an eight-minute flight so it wasn't quite as extravagant as it sounds.

"Still, taking two flights to get a $1.58 (99p) meal is a bit over-the-top."

09/05/2003 14:13