Naga Munchetty risks fury by admitting Olivia Newton-John's Sandy ‘annoyed hell out of me'

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Naga Munchetty, 47, has risked angering Grease fans after she confessed that she was not a fan of Olivia Newton-John's character, Sandy.

Her admission came after her BBC Radio 5 Live show paid tribute to Olivia following her devastating death on Monday, aged 73.Naga welcomed Olivia Moore onto the show who is currently playing Sandy in Grease The Musical on London’s West End.The pair chatted with film critic Emily Murray about the late actress’ legacy and her performance in the 1978 classic movie.Then, Naga controversially admitted: “You know, the character of Sandy, I will be completely honest...she annoyed the hell out of me.”The stunned film critic gasped and questioned: “Really?!”Naga went on: “Yes!

I thought she was a wet blanket to be completely honest.She was a wet fish, a jellyfish almost, spineless.“In the end she turned it around but the character changed her personality to suit a guy, which bugs the hell out of me.

And Rizzo was always the woman for me.”Nevertheless, Naga did praise Olivia for her success in the film.She gushed: “She did it so well didn’t she, Olivia Newton-John, I don’t think anyone else could have done it.”Later in the show, Naga was challenged by singer Heather Small who argued that she “liked” Sandy’s storyline.The Moving On Up singer said: “They captured a sweetness and when she does that end transition, I like it because even though when I first saw the film I didn’t see it coming.“When you are shy, people have this thing like you said, ‘Oh I thought she was a wet blanket’.  “But we make these assumptions about people because sometimes they can only show us certain parts of their personality because they are quite shy.”Olivia’s husband John Easterling confirmed the sad news of her death.