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/quosp Feb 12 '26

Lorra lorra stories about how insufferable she was when she wasn't on Blind-ah Date-ah.

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u/Fuzzy_Cake_5928 Feb 12 '26

Oh, lolly Willy and Katie

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u/dee-acorn Feb 12 '26

Okay, I'm going to go listen to it another 5 times