Pugh's father, Simon, confirmed his son, a barman and Huddersfield University student, was involved in the incident.
Charlotte looks after guests in the day, Simon at night, where the often-raucous (but non-compulsory) communal dinners provide a wonderful way of making friends and picking up the local gossip.
Simon wrote: "I reminded him that in 1815 a false rumour that we had lost the Battle of Waterloo produced a financial crisis and ruined many people.
Simon: We were fed up with not being able to access school materials online because only the really technical teachers were able to put things up.
Simon: You see a lot of scare stories about teachers being replaced by robots but I don't think that's all that likely.
Simon has recently run a marathon, in just over four hours, so he's become my absolute hero and now I'm on that tip too.
This episode is the first written by Richard Price, and kicks of with a demonstration of the two Americas – a favoured Simon thesis.
Hoover, who self-published Slammed seven months ago and has just signed a traditional book deal with Simon & Schuster, also has her second novel, Point of Retreat, in 18th place on the NYT chart.
But the chemistry between Abdul and Cowell was what made those early seasons so amusing, Simon trying manfully to try and keep the show's semblance of seriousness going while, for example, Abdul growled at him or stepping in before Abdul makes things a little too X-rated for a family show.
She'd play a Simon and Garfunkel album and set her pupils to analyse the lyrics.
Simon and his partner Clarissa (who drove the van) are eager to show that anyone who is reasonably active can cycle long distances; it's not just for the Lycra brigade.
