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BLOW UP Pip’s tears of joy ‘I COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT MY FAMILY’

After being crowned champion on new reality series Blow Up, vivacious Dunedin balloon artist Pip Milford Hughes is bursting with pride – and it’s not just the judges who reckon she’s a winner.

“My son Oliver, daughter Grace and husband Gareth have all been so supportive, and I couldn’t be more grateful,” says Pip, 54. “Gareth’s definitely not a crier, but when I told him about the win, I saw tears in his eyes. He said, ‘You mightn’t

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