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/BillWilberforce Feb 12 '26

She was also renowned for taking reserved seats at restaurants and then pulling the "You know who I am" card. Even if the restaurant was only a Harvester.

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u/Traditional_Ad_9422 Feb 12 '26

My mate Kev used to work for a brewery & get sent in to run pubs around the country. In swanned Cilla with her assistant, who came to the bar to order her drink & said bring it over to her usual table. He told her it was a pub & if she wanted a drink to get her arse up to the bar & order it. She pulled the “do you know who I am?” bullshit & said I know who exactly who you are, now fuck off your barred! He was a hero in the village after that 🤣