Ironic as didn't Noel and Mike Smith share the 7pm slot on BBC1 in the early nineties? (i.e. when Wogan/Eldorado ended)? I vaguely remember Mike Smith presenting a show called Thats Showbusiness and of course Noel hosted Telly Addicts.
I heard on the grapvine that Cilla can be a very bossy diva and is not a true people person.
What gives people the right to behave like this (aside from money and status)? Still, I can't say I'm surprise-surprised If the public knew what their favourite entertainers were really like, audiences for certain shows would almost certainly nosedive.
I've heard on another grapevine the girl who plays Hermione in Harry Potter is a stroppy diva who makes outrageous demands and even refuses to do certain scenes, leaving them to the body double.
By all accounts Mike Yarwood had an edge to him and there's a rumour that Victor Lewis-Smith wanted to get his hands on a tape showing Noel Edmonds in a bad light during an off air moment but the BBC wouldn't release it.
If you're on a show and you're the figurehead I can understand why you could gom crazy wanting things to be right, but there is no excuse for diva behaviour. Chris Evans has a history of rubbing people the wrong way and is nasty piece of work according to those that worked with him.
The only people who I haven't heard bad things said against are David Jason and The Two Ronnies. I'm sure there are more but that's what I've heard.
If you're on a show and you're the figurehead I can understand why you could gom crazy wanting things to be right, but there is no excuse for diva behaviour.
Absolutely not, and what makes things worse in the case of the Harry Potter actress is that she is only 16 and surrounded by some of the biggest names in British showbusiness. You would think that, since she has held her part since the age of 10, her adult co-stars would lead by example. This little madam needs someone to tell her "Get it yourself you lazy brat!" when she next demands a glass of water at room temperature (which I understand she has done).
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Chris Evans has a history of rubbing people the wrong way and is nasty piece of work according to those that worked with him.
Once documented on "Bosses From Hell" I believe. Apparently he sent his PA to fetch a motorbike he'd purchased but she forgot to ask for the helmet, so he sacked her. And he made less-than-subtle digs about her on air the next day.
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The only people who I haven't heard bad things said against are David Jason and The Two Ronnies. I'm sure there are more but that's what I've heard.
What about Matthew Kelly? He gives every hint of being the people person (City Hospital, You Bet!) but is that the real him?
Absolutely not, and what makes things worse in the case of the Harry Potter actress is that she is only 16 and surrounded by some of the biggest names in British showbusiness. You would think that, since she has held her part since the age of 10, her adult co-stars would lead by example. This little madam needs someone to tell her "Get it yourself you lazy brat!" when she next demands a glass of water at room temperature (which I understand she has done).
I always remember the story about Matthew Waterhouse when he played Adric on Doctor Who. During the filming of Kinda, he actually had the audacity to show the legendary British actor Richard Todd how to play a scene!!
That shows how young people can sometimes have a completely exaggerated view of their own talents compared to other people.
It's funny how people can be completely different on-screen, than from when they are off-screen.
Cilla comes across as very mumsy ("curring and shurring" as puts it herself), but she is reputedly a diva off-stage ^.
Judy Finnegan is apparently the same-- "a maneater... a very dangerous woman" according to Anthony H Wilson She does seem to put Richard in his place more these days though!
A person I hear varying reports about is Bob Monkhouse. Some say he was a gent to work with... but anecdotal evidence from people who worked backstage with him suggests that he was a little on the obnoxious and arrogant side! What does anyone think about this?
If you're on a show and you're the figurehead I can understand why you could gom crazy wanting things to be right, but there is no excuse for diva behaviour.
Absolutely not, and what makes things worse in the case of the Harry Potter actress is that she is only 16 and surrounded by some of the biggest names in British showbusiness. You would think that, since she has held her part since the age of 10, her adult co-stars would lead by example. This little madam needs someone to tell her "Get it yourself you lazy brat!" when she next demands a glass of water at room temperature (which I understand she has done).
If she asks for it to be at room temperature i think everything has to be exact,or she could possibly have a mental health problem like i suspect Nikki has.
There's a real "tabloid" style in the posts written in this thread. Heaven forbid that an actor on set should ask for a thing in a certain way!
Presenters and actors are required to be on set for hours and hours; and have to be there ready to work. They can't wander off for cups of coffee and the like. There are people who are PAID to be runners, to fetch a glass of water or do various other things to keep the talent comfortable and ready to go.
There's nothing at all wrong with asking for your water "not to be chilled" as some people - myself included - prefer it that way. It makes no difference to the runner whether its chilled, room temperature or boiling.
Obviously, there is no need for rudeness, but there is an important distinction between being a "diva" and asking for something the way you like it, which you are quite entitled to do.
Its worth remembering too that anecdotal references to "stroppy" actors are often twisted *way* beyond reality.
Otherwise they tend not to make such interesting stories!
When I saw Ricky Tomlinson live a few months back, he was saying how he fell out with Cilla after they had to have a group photograph together (i think for Royal Variety or something) and she wouldn't stand next to him etc. "Don't touch me! This dress cost a lot of money" - or words to that effect.
Well, my perception of such people will probably remain unchanged until I actually meet them and have a chat. Which isn't likely. I'll just have to continue discovering who "THE REAL Cilla Black!" is Saturday's Daily Mail...
If the public knew what their favourite entertainers were really like, audiences for certain shows would almost certainly nosedive.
