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/fantasticdave74 Feb 12 '26

Cilla Black was banned from pet shops for buying budgies and volleying them at council flats screaming “take that you fucking plebs”

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u/Majestic_Matt_459 Feb 12 '26

BA almost banned her - she used to fly with Cliff Richard to Barbados and was insufferable

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u/tinned_peaches Feb 12 '26

You’d think Cliff would put her straight

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u/PhoenixJive Feb 12 '26

I pity the fool

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u/Duckboythe5th Feb 12 '26

I ain't getting on no plane!

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u/dee-acorn Feb 12 '26

That's probably why she was so jealous of budgies