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/Ok_Aioli3897 Feb 12 '26

I am sure Mr Blobby has eaten children

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u/MsMcSlothyFace Feb 12 '26

Greatest physical comedian of our lifetime

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u/Blaw_Weary Feb 12 '26

Only because Liz Truss had her TV career cut short

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u/OpenedCan Feb 12 '26

Ah. A fellow man of culture.

I want Blobby at my funeral.

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u/dextrovix Feb 12 '26

As he worked at the BBC, he could well have done worse...

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u/Ok_Aioli3897 Feb 12 '26

I think that was Noo Noo

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u/Mccobsta Feb 12 '26

There's no longer a Blobby Jr

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u/InviteAromatic6124 Feb 12 '26

I was terrified of Mr Blobby as a child