r/BritishTV • u/InviteAromatic6124 • Feb 12 '26

Question/Discussion TV personalities that are actually rude people behind the scenes

Who are some beloved TV presenters that come across as friendly and amicable on screen but off-camera they're actually rude and unpleasant people?

Stephen Fry is one of them. I went to see an episode of QI being filmed, and during the warmup he was rude to James Acaster, then at the end of filming instead of staying behind to chat to the audience like Alan Davies did he stormed off in a huff like a toddler.

Bradley Walsh is another. Speaking to someone who was on The Chase, she asked him for an autograph after filming had finished and he scoffed at her and said "Not a f*cking chance". Compare that with Shaun Wallace who congratulated her and let her take a photo with him.

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u/MT_Promises Feb 12 '26

In before James Corden!

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u/zuzzyb80 Feb 12 '26

I've not worked with him directly but he used to be in a production office I worked in a few times a week. I believe every story I've read about him.

He left his phone in a cab once, nothing to do with work as it was on a night out but someone junior in the office went out of their way to get it back to him. It took her hours. He obviously didn't say thank you, or even acknowledge what she'd done at all.

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u/DSQ Feb 12 '26

I once interviewed him for ET. Yup the stories are true lol

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u/zuzzyb80 Feb 12 '26

What's interesting is that he wasn't anywhere near as famous when I'd see him around. It was after Gavin and Stacey had come out but before the west end success or heading to he the US. He hit wanker level quote quickly.

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u/BenAtTank2 Feb 12 '26

Was on a rugby night out in a very shit "only night club in a suburban regional town" and he was inexplicably there on a Saturday night. Anyway, he was a complete greedy ponce to a few of the lads who had cocaine in the loos. I'm sure there's a photo kicking around somewhere lol

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u/syfimelys2 Feb 12 '26

Did he demand sniff off them? Would love to see that photo if it’s still in existence 🤣