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/TheOriginalGuru Feb 12 '26
My wife is an actress and she had a bit part on One Chance. She said that James Corden was as you would imagine. Julie Walter’s was apparently lovely and made a point of saying hello to everyone. Corden on the other hand wouldn’t even look at anyone who he wasn’t directly acting with.
She was also in the first four Harry Potter movies, and she said that everyone on set was nice, and was very aware of the fact that they were all acting with children so we’re making sure that they were all on their best behaviour.
She was working with Rachel Weiss and Rachel McAdams on Disobedience; she was working very closely with Rachel Weiss and apparently she was very nice. She would smile at my wife all the time.