Miriam Margolyes has said she was so upset after she accidentally said “f*** you” to Jeremy Hunt live on Radio 4 that she was “shaking all the way home in the taxi”.
In October, the actor broke the first rule of radio by swearing on the Today programme.
Margolyes was reacting to seeing the newly appointed chancellor, Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she used the expletive.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney towards the end of her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really wanted to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you can’t say that.”
“Oh no, no, no, you mustn’t say that,” said Webb at the time. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.
In October, the actor broke the first rule of radio by swearing on the Today programme.
Margolyes was reacting to seeing the newly appointed chancellor, Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she used the expletive.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney towards the end of her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really wanted to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you can’t say that.”
“Oh no, no, no, you mustn’t say that,” said Webb at the time. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.
- 1/6/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Actor Joan Sydney has died at the age of 83.
The British-Australian performer was best known for her roles in the soaps A Country Practice and Neighbours.
Her death was confirmed in a Facebook post by Sydney’s friend and fellow actor, Sally-Anne Upton.
“My darling colleague & longtime friend Joan Sydney passed away peacefully last Wednesday (29 Dec 2022) and I want to pay tribute to her,” she wrote, as part of a long tribute to the actor.
“I am relieved for you, that you are now released and with your sister Maggie and darling friend Annie in spirit again, up their together ‘Dirty Dusting’. Thank you for all you have taught me, love, friendship, many memories shared that will be treasured forever. Rip Darling Joan.
“As per her wishes, she will be buried privately and there will be no funeral ceremony or memorial to attend.”
Born in London, Sydney grew up in Wales.
The British-Australian performer was best known for her roles in the soaps A Country Practice and Neighbours.
Her death was confirmed in a Facebook post by Sydney’s friend and fellow actor, Sally-Anne Upton.
“My darling colleague & longtime friend Joan Sydney passed away peacefully last Wednesday (29 Dec 2022) and I want to pay tribute to her,” she wrote, as part of a long tribute to the actor.
“I am relieved for you, that you are now released and with your sister Maggie and darling friend Annie in spirit again, up their together ‘Dirty Dusting’. Thank you for all you have taught me, love, friendship, many memories shared that will be treasured forever. Rip Darling Joan.
“As per her wishes, she will be buried privately and there will be no funeral ceremony or memorial to attend.”
Born in London, Sydney grew up in Wales.
- 1/6/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
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