The drama of daytime telly, wha'.
British broadcaster and comedian Iain Lee appeared on the panel of The Wright Show on Channel 5 today for a chat however things took a sour turn when presenter Matthew Wright started asking Lee questions about his personal life.
I'm a Celeb finalist Iain Lee has recently told listeners on his show on talkRADIO that he was going through a divorce and Matthew wanted to dig deeper. However, Iain was having none of it and told the presenter it was private.
"I say stuff on the radio show…it’s different for me saying stuff on the radio show because I know the audience, to it appearing in the papers."
Wright kept probing though leading to Iain saying: "Here’s the thing Matthew, I told your producers three times I’m not talking about this – it’s private."
The presenter replied: "Can you call it private when you talk about it on the radio?"
To which Iain said: "I’m so close to telling you to f_ off and walking off right now."
Wright then turned his attention to the other guests but when they came back after the break Iain had left.
Watch below:
The pair have since been having it out on Twitter:
My mental health is not entertainment.
My personal life is not entertainment.
I am fine. Better than I’ve been for a long time.
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
It’s also my right to ask question and his to walk out. Shame tho as I like Iain dearly
— Matthew Wright (@Matthew_Wright) March 6, 2018
I had been assured at least 4 times over several days this would not be brought up. I was promised. You had details in your autocue that I had not revealed. I politely suggested you moved on. You didn't. I felt very uncomfortable. I left quietly and politely. https://t.co/9q0C82fcq4
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
State of this.... https://t.co/SEBNYxFpdo
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
I'm not a PM that took us to war.
I'm not accused of beating anyone up.
I haven't cheated expenses.
I'm a bloke having a bit of a bumpy time. That's it.
If 4 different members of the team say something aint gonna be talked about, well, maybe I'm naive. I trusted them. My bad.
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
Anyway, here's what I was told I'd be talking about...proud of this. If you got a minute to read about loneliness, then do. Also, take some time to read the comments. A lot of lonely people out there.https://t.co/oPagSaDr6j
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
He also revealed he would be donating his appearance fee to charity, saying:
I’ll be donating today’s fee of £280 to @samaritans I didn’t earn that money and I certainly don’t want it. Let’s see some good come of something so unpleasant.
— Iain Lee - talkRADIO (@iainlee) March 6, 2018
What do you reckon? Team Iain or Team Matthew?