EXCLUSIVE: Munya Chawawa, the British-Zimbabwean comedian, is hoping to translate his wildly viral online sketches into his own television show.
21.12.2022 - 13:29 / deadline.com
Complaints both berating and defending Matt Hancock and his participation in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! dominate UK regulator Ofcom’s top-10 list of most complained about TV incidents of the year.
Just shy of 2,000 complainants “objected to the inclusion” of the former Health Secretary in the series, drawing the second highest number of complaints, while 627 people objected to “bullying behavior” against him, which came eighth on the list.
Hancock’s double appearance in the annual complaints rundown demonstrates the way in which the politician, who is blamed by many for multiple Covid-19 mishaps and was outed for having an affair while breaking his own Covid guidance, divided the nation.
As the ITV entertainment series wore on, his popularity grew amid vitriol from fellow contestants such as Boy George, and Hancock ended up reaching the final and coming third.
The most complained about show according to Ofcom was an episode of Love Island, with 2,630 people flagging “alleged misogynistic and bullying behavior by some contestants in the villa.”
Others to feature in the top 10 included trans comedian Jordan Gray’s appearance on Channel 4’s Friday Night Live when she played the piano with her penis, comments made about death threats to Labour leader Keir Starmer on ITV’s Good Morning Britain and the recent remarks by pundit Gary Neville comparing Qatari working conditions to the UK during ITV’s World Cup Final coverage.
Complaints were slashed compared from the prior year, however, with just 36,543 compared to more than 150,000 in 2021.
That year saw the most complained about UK TV moment of all time when Piers Morgan rejected Meghan Markle’s suicide claims on Good Morning Britain, a tirade that led to his
EXCLUSIVE: Munya Chawawa, the British-Zimbabwean comedian, is hoping to translate his wildly viral online sketches into his own television show.
.British TV personality Jeremy Clarkson recently wrote a horrendous op-ed about how much he hates Meghan Markle, the kind of thing that you'd expect to find on the seedier corners of the internet but instead was printed in the Sun. Not only was his column misogynistic and cruel, it's also badly written and doesn't have a point besides being hateful.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here star Seann Walsh has left his fans in stitches after he turned up to perform a gig in London last night, a week early.
I'M A Celeb star Scarlette Douglas has accused a former campmate of 'ghosting' her after leaving the jungle The TV property presenter, 35, says she's been messaging Chris Moyles - and had no reply. Scarlette explained how she felt that they'd bonded on I'm A Celeb but complained: "He doesn't really get back to me." Chris has been at the heart of some of the jungle feud rumours - openly criticising Matt Hancock as "fake" once back in the UK.
Singer Boy George has hit out at former I'm a Celebrity campmate and politician Matt Hancock.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Seann Walsh posted a photo of the group grinning broadly while sharing drinks, but fans were puzzled, as many reflected on the feud between Boy George and Matt Hancock in camp.Some viewers also questioned the morality of being seen socialising with Matt after the former Health Secretary was forced to resign last year for breaking his own social distancing rules.Though he begged for forgiveness on the show, many are still fuming - and Boy George was one of them, as he threatened to quit the show when the politician entered camp as a late arrival.To top it all off, Seann publicly made a joke about Matt being a "c***" recently - but even that didn't seem to stop them socialising together voluntarily, without contractual obligations or large sums of money on offer to sway their judgement.Seann shared the snap of the group outing with his 194,000 followers, admitting: " This will never be normal!!! Campmates reunited."Boy George chimed in on his post: "The comedy was just endless and Sean Walsh has a proper job that he is f***ing amazing at!"Seann responded with a cry of "Love you", while fans were astonished at the happy reunion they were witnessing between the previously fraught group.A post shared by Matt Hancock (@matthancockmp)@woodenbin wrote incredulously: "Boy George having a pint with Matt Hancock?"@sean.insideout then chimed in: "Choosing to spend time with Matt? Surely life's not that bad my man."@kerrie_yas_ took a more stern tone, exclaiming: "Just a cozy drink with someone who is to blame for 100s dying.
BEN Shephard has reacted to claims that MP Matt Hancock will host Good Morning Britain after quitting politics. The regular host broke his silence as odds of the former health secretary being in the hot seat hit 2/1, according to William Hill.
I'M A Celebrity's Sue Cleaver has treated herself to a post-jungle refresh following her stint Down Under. The Coronation Street actress, 59, known for playing feisty Eileen Grimshaw since 2000, beamed as she posed for a snap at a cosmetic surgery clinic.
Amanda Owen in tears over family memories after 'unreal' farewell"It wasn’t a sexual relationship because I’m not going to cheat on my husband. But, you know, I think there are things that are way worse than sexual relationships, than cheating on someone that way."I consider what I did even worse because I actually let myself fall in love with him and stay in love with him for a long time."Kirstie seemingly didn't hide her love for John very well as she admitted his wife once confronted her about it.The Cheers actor continued: "Kelly came up to me, and they were married then, and she said, ‘Erm, why are you flirting with my husband?’"And that was sort of when I had to make a decision and that was pretty much the end of that."The actress went on to say she had no regrets falling in love with John and believed they "would have devoured each other".Kirstie's death was announced by her children in a statement on social media yesterday.They told fans that she only discovered she had colon cancer recently and died surrounded by her loved ones.Piers Morgan blasts Harry and Meghan for using him in doc trailer [REACTION]Prue Leith breaks silence as Matt Lucas quits Great British Bake Off [REVEALED]Emmerdale's Lisa Riley addresses tough personal news away from soap [EXCLUSIVE]John gushed over the late Cheers actress in a tribute on Twitter following the news.Alongside pictures of her and the pair smiling together, he wrote: "Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had."I love you Kirstie.
The Great British Bake Off this afternoon.The host took to Twitter to announce that he has no time in his schedule next year to film the popular Channel 4 show due to other work commitments.In response to his announcement, judge Prue wrote: "I have absolutely loved working with you @RealMattLucas."Thank you for bringing so much laughter and fun to the tent.
Netflix’s hotly-anticipated Harry & Meghan doc series has already been causing controversy as UK media outlets pick apart its two trailers and find footage and photos have been used in misleading ways.
JILL Scott has revealed she had not just one but two cockroaches stuck in her ears after a trial. I’m A Celebrity viewers watched as a medic briefly removed one for her, but in reality her ordeal lasted a lot longer.
MATT Hancock reunited with his political chums last night for the launch of his new book - but there were glaring omissions on the guest list. None of the MP's I'm A Celebrity co-stars were in attendance appearing to confirm long-running rumblings of a feud between campmates and Matt. The third-place finisher didn't look too bothered though as he rubbed shoulders with Boris Johnson's dad Stanley, former Chancellor George Osborne and Jeffrey Archer.
Matt Hancock has accused former Scots bra tycoon Michelle Mone of sending him a "threatening" message after a firm she was helping did not secure a deal during the covid pandemic.
PIERS Morgan has reignited his "feud" with ex-ITV boss Carolyn McCall. The chief exec made him quit Good Morning Britain when he refused to apologise for calling Meghan Markle "Princess Pinocchio". Prince Harry's wife allegedly contacted Dame Carolyn "demanding Piers' head on a plate" - and he was "forced out" the next day.
Matt Hancock has revealed how he "dreaded" telling his ex-wife about his affair as he was publicly shamed for breaking his own social distancing rules.
ED Sheeran thrashes about in the freezing cold waves as he films his latest music video. The 31-year-old singer — whose hits include Shivers — immersed himself fully-clothed in the water on a Norfolk beach.
A Place In The Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas, 35, has added fuel to the fire of feud rumours swirling around her I'm A Celeb campmates; Mike Tindall, 44, and Matt Hancock, 44.Scarlette revealed the 2022 I’m A Celebrity stars have already created a group chat to stay in touch after the grand finale, and exiting the Australian jungle to return to their normal lives.However, the disgraced MP is noticeably absent from the cast’s WhatsApp group at present, and has not yet been invited to join.Scarlette spilled that Matt’s exclusion from the chat is down to royal family member Mike, who is the group admin.Discussing how she is keeping in contact with her former campmates at the UK premiere of Will Smith’s upcoming film Emancipation on Friday, Scarlette also hinted that Matt may just be "too busy" to join the WhatsApp group at the moment.She said: "I’m not the admin of that WhatsApp group so if Mike (Tindall) wants to invite him he absolutely can, but it’s not me to put the invitation out so we’ll see what happens."He might be busy you never know, he’s doing a lot of stuff, he’s got a lot of press coming up so he might be too busy."Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Mike for comment.Despite the apparent WhatsApp snub, Scarlette has insisted that she and her I’m A Celeb pals will be reuniting again soon."We’ve all said when we can, because we’re all over the country, we’ll get together and have a meal for Owen because he loves food," the Channel 4 presenter said. Scarlette also teased group plans to go and see their co-stars, comedians Seann Walsh and Babatunde Aleshe, perform on stage when they return to their stand-up tours.“Ultimately we’re all going to try and stay in touch, which is important,” the campmate
EX-Bake Off host Sandi Toksvig has been rushed to hospital seriously ill in Australia. The 64-year-old has bronchial pneumonia and been forced off work.
MATT Hancock has revealed what he really thought of his fellow I’m a Celeb contestants - and the truth behind his relationship with Boy George. The former Health Secretary has said he did not feel "bullied" by his campmates on the ITV show after he faced a grilling over his behaviour during the pandemic. Hanock, 44, was questioned by his fellow contestants on the reality show, including Culture Club frontman Boy George and ITV broadcaster Charlene White, following his arrival in the Australian jungle.