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Fern Britton praises Miriam Margolyes for expletive-filled Jeremy Hunt attack live on BBC
Today Programme presenters were forced to apologise after Miriam Margolyes, 81, swore loudly in a verbal attack on Jeremy Hunt, 55, live on air. Fern Britton, 65, took to Twitter to praise the Harry Potter actress after she left BBC Radio 4 listeners in stitches this morning.Addressing her 123,100 Twitter followers, Fern wrote: “God bless #MiriamMargolyes on @BBCr4today.“Her poetic and fulsome thoughts on #RobbieColtrane and slightly pithier ones on #JeremyHunt. “God bless freedom of speech,” the This Morning star added with a heart emoji. Miriam was being interviewed live on air when she told listeners she had just bumped into the former Health Secretary in the BBC corridors after his own interview. Jeremy Hunt is currently having a busy morning of interviews after being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, following the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng.The BAFTA award-winning star told Radio 4 presenters: “When I saw him there I just said, ‘You've got a hell of a job, the best of luck’.”To the shock of listeners, however, Miriam then went on to swear loudly before being removed from the airwaves.“What I really wanted to say was, ‘F*** you!’ but you can’t say that,” she revealed. The award-winning actress’ unexpected comments prompted an apology from the presenters who quickly introduced the sports news and told her: “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now…”While her outburst appeared to have left the BBC presenters flustered, it also caused an eruption of laughter across social media, with some high-profile celebs joining in on the joke. TV presenter Anneka Rice penned: “A joy to start the day to Miriam Margolyes saying ‘F*** you’ on Radio 4.
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Is The Graham Norton Show scripted – and do guests know what questions they'll be asked?
Graham Norton Show is back with the 30th series of the show returning to BBC One tonight, Friday September 30.The long-running talk show has featured an array of hugely famous faces over the years, including Lady Gaga, Miriam Margolyes, Mark Wahlberg and many more.The show has led to some very memorable moments with quick-witted host Graham getting some hilarious and outrageous anecdotes out of his guests.But while conversations on the iconic red sofa usually appear to flow very naturally, a lot of planning actually goes into each show.As the latest series of The Graham Norton Show kicks off, here's whether it's scripted and if the guests know about the questions they'll be asked.While guests on the Graham Norton show don't have a script to read from, a lot of planning and preparation goes into each show, including rehearsals of conversations and anecdotes every single week.In an interview for Televisual, series producer Jon Magnusson revealed what goes on behind the scenes.He said: "We spend most of our time before the show on research, getting a sense of how they are going to work together and interact with Graham."Jon revealed that lots of the conversations that happen on the show are already pre-planned, saying: "We have already rehearsed through everything – including possible anecdotes, conversations, digressions and bits of business – with the researchers or producers sitting in for the guests."However, the guests aren't part of the rehearsals themselves as they "tend to be in their dressing room until they come down".The celebrities aren't told what to say on the show, instead Graham directs the conversation with his questions and anecdotes with Jon revealing: "What is most important is for guests to relax, talk,
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