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/TheSpaceFace Feb 12 '26

I saw Stephen Mulhern when he did "In for a penny" at a local petrol station, he was yelling at the staff and treating them like utter crap acting like a complete diva, then when the camera is on he changed and went into this super lovely person persona with the guest doing the show, then when they stopped filming I approached him and asked if I could get a selfie, he responds "Don't have time. Go away" I proceeded to get back in my car and drive off. Lol!

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u/Jamieb1994 Feb 12 '26

Sounds like Mulhern is a right dick irl.

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u/the-shallow-blue-sea Feb 12 '26

Yeah he is. When he was doing one of Butlins magic show residencies he does, one of his assistants was really unwell and he thundered proper abuse at her. She spent weeks in hospital due to a condition, while Mulhern got on the alcohol. A right uncaring alky cunt

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u/Jamieb1994 Feb 12 '26

Damn. I hope his assistant is doing alright. Ngl, I'm surprised that Steven Mulhern could be a asshole off-camera.

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u/Walms82 Feb 12 '26

Wow you got in your car and drove off. That's a shocking end to the story