Alison Hammond And Vanessa Feltz Under Fire For Comments Over Singing Along At Musicals

Posted on 09/04/2023 by Boris Clair

This Morning has come under fire over comments made by presenter Alison Hammond and guest Vanessa Feltz about singing along at musicals, which were branded “incredibly stupid”.

On Friday’s programme, Alison and co-host Dermot O’Leary were joined by guest Vanessa Feltz where they discussed the banning of singing at the Manchester production of The Bodyguard musical.

Ahead of each performance at the Palace Theatre, staff carry signs asking the audience to ‘refrain from singing’.

Reading off a script during Friday’s show, Alison said that staff were taking the new rules “very, very seriously” and are “regularly walking up and down the aisles.”

As Dermot burst into laughter, Alison said: “I can’t believe it. I’d be devastated. I’m not even going to go to that show now.”

Vanessa then added: “Isn’t the whole point of going to a musical that you know that you sing along to all the bits you know and when you don’t know the words you just make them up.

“Isn’t that what everybody does? And very, very loudly while eating an ice cream.”

On Friday evening, two audience members were thrown out of Manchester’s Palace Theatre for singing loudly along to I Will Always Love You, which caused the production of The Bodyguard to be cut short.

Many viewers and performers have shared their outrage over the comments made on This Morning, with theatre actor Alice Fearn, who stars in the musical Wicked, describing them as “so incredibly stupid”.

“Who the hell do they think you are?! I am incredibly disappointed with all of the presenters here,” Alice tweeted.

“To actually think you have the RIGHT to sing along to a professional production is mind-blowing to me. If you want that… go to karaoke. I’m totally furious.”

To actually think you have the RIGHT to sing along to a professional production is mind blowing to me. If you want that… go to karaoke. I’m totally furious 🤬

— Alice Fearn (@alice_fearn) April 7, 2023

Many others echoed Alice’s thoughts on social media…

Sit down, shut up and watch the show. It’s theatre. Basic manners and etiquette…..why is this even a question? https://t.co/YhI9JyGg6N

— TheVivienne (@THEVIVIENNEUK) April 9, 2023

Oh no @AlisonHammond not this! So disrespectful to the training and dedication that goes into singing and acting a show 8 times a week, let alone to the person sat next to you that has paid to see that trained and dedicated person. Please think before you speak. 🙈#itsnotkaraoke https://t.co/bUhgeEvGQD

— Zizi Strallen (@ZiziStrallen) April 8, 2023

2nd tweet goes to @VanessaOnAir. Please please please do not eat or sing loudly over someone trying to do their job. The amount of training and discipline that goes into singing 8 shows a week is something that deserves respect. Go to karaoke if you want to sing along. https://t.co/bUhgeEvGQD

— Zizi Strallen (@ZiziStrallen) April 8, 2023

Also, most members of the audience have paid good money to hear the professional cast sing the songs, not hear you wailing along and making up the lyrics. If you want to do that, go to a karaoke or stay at home and sing along to the film.

— Giles Taylor 💙 (@Gileygoose) April 8, 2023

ABSOLUTELY! Don’t belittle the performers by thinking you are anywhere near their level of professionalism and don’t disrespect the other audience members who have paid to see the performers sing, not the audience. Have some class!

— Gavin Whichello (@GavinWhichello) April 8, 2023

I 100% agree with you. When I go to the theatre, I go because I want to see and hear the trained, professional performers. I don’t pay good money for a ticket to have it ruined by fellow theatre goers singing along or talking in loud voices.

— Lisathebooklover18 📚💙 (@lisalovesbooks6) April 8, 2023

Absolutely. So presumably @AlisonHammond would enjoy sitting through a play while the person next to her speaks the lines out loud. What happened to basic courtesy to performers and other audience members?

— David Jones (@jonesy427) April 8, 2023

This Morning had no comment to make when contacted by HuffPost UK.

The two leads in the Manchester production of The Bodyguard musical apologised to fans after Friday’s performance of the show was forced to end early.

I’m new to the world of theatre. But sad and disappointed tonight at the state of some peoples arrogance and disrespect while at a show.

Completely ruined #TheBodyguard, singing over the actors, to the point of them cancelling the show & police being called 🤦♂️😢 #Manchester pic.twitter.com/6pacRPKdqs

— Karl Bradley (@KarlBradley_1) April 7, 2023

Former Pussycat Dolls member Melody Thornton, who plays the lead role, spoke out after the last 10 minutes of the musical at the Palace Theatre was cut after some members of the audience refused to remain seated and refrain from loudly singing.

Speaking in a video posted to her Instagram story on Friday evening, Melody said: “I respect that you paid your money and I am so grateful to everyone who respects the people on stage who want to give you a beautiful show. For everything that happened tonight, I don’t have all of the details, I just am very, very sorry that we couldn’t finish the show. I fought really hard. It feels awful, and I just hope that we see you again.”

Theatre pulled the show at the end tonight because of disgusting behaviour. We wanted to carry on but it had become a major incident. I’m really sorry to what was 99.9% a brilliant audience that a few badly behaved individuals ruined it. https://t.co/quemi5Jmt5

— Ayden Callaghan (@AydenCallaghan) April 7, 2023

Her co-star, former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks actor Ayden Callaghan, tweeted that a “few badly behaved individuals ruined it”.

He said there had been “disgusting behaviour” and though the cast “wanted to carry on”, they were unable to because “it had become a major incident”.

He added that he was “really sorry to what was 99.9% a brilliant audience”.

Jennifer Aniston Has Priceless Reaction After Learning How Old Ben From Friends Is Now

Posted on 01/04/2023 by Boris Clair

Jennifer Aniston could not quite believe it when she was told how old the actors who played Ben in Friends are now.

The Rachel Green actor had a priceless reaction to the revelation during a recent interview alongside her Murder Mystery 2 co-star Adam Sandler.

Twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse shared the role of Ross Geller’s son in the sitcom that made a worldwide name of Jennifer.

The topic of the twins came up during a chat with Access Hollywood this week, as Adam had also once shared the screen with them in the 1999 film Big Daddy.

Adam joked: “I set the table for the kids to hop on Friends. That was one thing that Jen said when I first met her: ‘Would you please break in the children for us?’ I said, ‘Yeah, you got it.’”

“You did, and now look at them,” Jennifer replied.

The interviewer then brought up comments made by Cole in 2021, admitting he found working on Friends difficult because of a huge crush he had on Jennifer.

“He was so little?” a confused Jennifer said.

“They’re 30 now,” the interviewer then revealed.

Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston discover Cole and Dylan Sprouse's age — Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston discover Cole and Dylan Sprouse’s age

Jennifer was visibly stunned, as both her and Adam exclaimed: “What?!”

“No! No, they’re not,” Jen said, adding: “Wow, that’s so crazy.”

“That’s hilarious,” Adam said.

Jennifer was equally as stunned earlier this month when she was reunited with another child actor from the show, 27 years after she made a guest appearance.

Watch Jennifer and Adam’s full interview with Access Hollywood below…

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Jeremy Vine Called Out For Response After Having Actual Definition Of ‘Woke’ Explained To Him

Posted on 01/04/2023 by Boris Clair

Jeremy Vine has come under fire for his response after a guest on his Channel 5 show explained what the term “woke” actually means.

The presenter was branded “patronising” following a conversation about the term with mental health campaigner Natasha Devon on Friday’s edition of his show.

Discussing how some of his university friends are “woke”, Natasha asked him what he thought the word means.

He responded: “Well, woke is, you know, you kind of read The Guardian and this and that, yeah.

“I’m woke about three or four days a week, to be fair,” he said.

“I love that for you,” Natasha replied, before going on to explain: “Woke is actually an African-American term meaning to be awake to injustice in society.

“It just means you’re not racist, homophobic or misogynist, so I’d say you’re a woke person.”

“Well, in your definition it means that, but not to everyone,” he replied.

On social media, people criticised Jeremy for ignoring the origins of the word and how the term had been hijacked by people using it pejoratively.

Among those who called him out was comedian Kathy Burke, who tweeted: “No it hasn’t, it’s just been hijacked by thicko’s and patronising old white men.”

“It’s come to mean something else” from Vine there. No it hasn’t, it’s just been hijacked by thicko’s and patronising old white men. https://t.co/v3r7MeuRiD

— Kath 🇺🇦💙🙀❄️🇪🇺✊🏾 (@KathyBurke) March 31, 2023

Many others agreed:

What a grim, patronising response.

— Will Hawksworth (@Will_Hawksworth) March 31, 2023

So true. It’s the go to retaliation for those who would rather turn a blind eye or don’t want to be inconvenienced by progressive social change.

— George Rumble 💙 (@RumbleGeorge) March 31, 2023

That’s a shocking response from Jeremy Vine.

— Lawrence Kershaw (@poggiolino) March 31, 2023

Jeremy Vine asked to define woke he says

‘Woke is basically when you sort of kinda read the Guardian & this & that yeah and your friends are all woke over there yeah’ @_NatashaDevon then gives the dictionary definition, Jeremy’s says no no no and asks to quickly move on.

— D B 🌹 (@NaturalGenX) March 31, 2023

What is Jeremy Vine on his days off from being woke? I’m assuming this was one of them judging by his rudeness

— Rhian Lewis 🏴💙 (@RhianLe56881809) March 31, 2023

Oh Jeremy! I thought you were better than this. So patronising.

— Richard Morris (@MorrisMorris232) March 31, 2023

Listen to Jeremy Vine patronising Natasha Devon here and dismissing the actual meaning of ‘woke’. It’s breathtaking. What a complete plank!

— 🇺🇦 Pete Paterson 🏴🇮🇪🇪🇺#RejoinEU (@PeteTheRef) March 31, 2023

The exchange was originally clipped up and posted on the Jeremy Vine show’s official Channel 5 Twitter account, where it started doing the rounds.

However, the video has since been deleted.

Amanda Holden faced a similar backlash over her use of the word “woke” earlier this week when she said what she “loved” about the late Paul O’Grady was that he was “not woke in any way”.

Many listeners took issue with Amanda’s choice of words, highlighting the fact that the gay star was a trailblazing queer activist, trans rights supporter and arguably, as Lily Savage, the very first drag queen to breakthrough on to mainstream TV.

Jeremy Vine airs weekdays from 9.15am on Channel 5.

The Stars Of Bake Off As Are Just As Excited About Alison Hammond’s New Role As The Rest Of Us

Posted on 18/03/2023 by Boris Clair

Alison’s new co-stars reacted to the announcement on a video she shared on social media.

Noel, who has hosted the show since it moved to Channel 4 from BBC One in 2018, said: “Congratulations and Welcome to the tent lovely !! We are gonna have an absolute blast together. I can’t wait. I’m buzzing. Two naughty kids together 🙂 x x x.x

“The bakers will love you,” he added.

Judge Prue Leith wrote: “Huge congratulations Alison, you will be magnificent and I can’t wait for your infectious laugh to be ringing through the tent.”

Fellow judge Paul Hollywood said: “See you on the tent. Welcome xx [sic].”

Alison was also flooded with congratulatory messages from other celebrity friends and fans.

Her This Morning co-star Holly Willoughby said: “This is the greatest news babe!!!! Congratulations and save me a slice!!!!”

Alexandra Burke added: “Forever proud of you!!!!!! Congrats darling xx.”

Alison said she was “absolutely thrilled” to be joining the team.

Bake Off was originally hosted by Mel and Sue during its original BBC incarnation, with Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig taking over when the show made the jump to Channel 4.

Sandi stepped down as host in 2019, with Matt taking over as Noel’s co-host in 2020.

The Great British Bake Off will return to Channel 4 in the autumn.

French And Saunders’ Send Up Of The Traitors Was Even More Ridiculous (And Star Studded) Than We Hoped

Posted on 18/03/2023 by Boris Clair

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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders were joined by a host of famous faces as they sent up The Traitors in a special sketch for Comic Relief.

It had previously been announced the comedy duo would be appearing alongside Mary Berry and The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman in the skit as part of Friday’s Red Nose Day telethon.

However, there were more surprises in store for viewers when a heap of other names were seen sitting round the table in the castle as they tried to find the traitors in their midst.

(L-R) Claudia Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman and Claudia Winkleman (Ok, it's Mary Berry, Claudia Winkleman, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders) — (L-R) Claudia Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman, Claudia Winkleman and Claudia Winkleman (Ok, it’s Mary Berry, Claudia Winkleman, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders)

Maddy and Wilf from series one of The Traitors also appeared, with Maddy making a joke of her many mentions about her EastEnders cameo appearance during her original time in the castle as she sat opposite the soap’s former pub landlord Danny.

Maddy and Wilf (right) also joined French and Saunders for the sketch

Dawn rather convincingly took on the role of Claudia, complete with fake tan, eyeliner and a wig with a pull-back fringe.

Throughout the sketch, her roll-neck jumper got increasingly bigger and she wore a variety of different gloves in a nod to some of Claudia’s viral fashion moments from the show, which it was recently confirmed will return for a second series later this year.

However, the celebrities had a shock in store when the identity of the traitor was revealed… Watch the full sketch in the video above.

Elsewhere on the Comic Relief telethon, Kylie Minogue appeared in a special edition of BBC sitcom Ghosts.

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Jennifer Coolidge seems to have her eyes on a fan favourite Twitter users are begging to join the next season of The White Lotus.

After winning her first SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series at Sunday night’s ceremony, Jennifer spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the highly anticipated season three of the hit series.

Jennifer starred as the lovably loony Tanya McQuoid-Hunt in the first two seasons of The White Lotus. She recently scored her first Golden Globe and her first Emmy for her role in the series, which has led to a massive career resurgence for the actor.

At the end of season two, many viewers were shocked and upset after Jennifer’s character narrowly escaped death, only to die a silly accidental death later.

After Tanya was killed off, fans quickly flooded Twitter with some pretty noteworthy plot ideas for how to resurrect her in the show’s upcoming season.

theres no white lotus without jennifer coolidge like they have to bring her back as tanya’s twin or something next season

— elora (@milfapoIogist) December 15, 2022

White Lotus SPOILERS!!!!!

me explaining to Mike White how Portia can use satanic worship in order to bring Tanya back to life so they can murd3r greg pic.twitter.com/VjnNrncsco

— jules (@tayylorde13) December 12, 2022

they could literally just bring tanya back for season 3 of white lotus and nobody would bat an eye. like mike wouldn’t even need to justify it plot-wise, nobody would question it. or give us her identical twin who got the other half a billion

— joot i cus (@jooticus) January 18, 2023

I need White Lotus to channel every soap opera and bring Jennifer Coolidge back as Tanya’s twin for season 3.

— mat (@kIitefm) January 12, 2023

While Coolidge was speaking with ET’s Denny Directo alongside her co-star, Jon Gries (who plays Greg Hunt), Gries tossed out the idea that “Jennifer play Jennifer’s sister.”

However, Jennifer rapidly turned down the idea. “I don’t think Mike’s going to allow that,” she said, referring to the show’s creator, Mike White.

When ET told Jennifer about Twitter’s viral campaign to get Pamela Anderson on the show, she seemed to enjoy the idea of the Baywatch icon joining the cast as Tanya’s sister.

“I just recently saw Pam’s documentary and I called 100 people to watch it. And I swear to God, we all had the same reaction. It’s amazing,” Jennifer said, gushing about Anderson’s recent Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story. “You finally get the real story, and she’s got this huge comeback.”

Though plot details are still under wraps for the forthcoming season of The White Lotus, Pamela reacted to mounting fan requests to see her cast on the series during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show earlier this month.

Sharing that she’s “up for anything,” the star cautiously added, “I think that would be an incredible challenge, but like I said, I’m not an ambitious person. I just like to go with the flow.”

Pamela continued, “So, I don’t really know what’s next, but I know I haven’t really had the opportunity to see what I’m capable of on film yet.”

In the Unpacking S2 E7 clip at the end of the White Lotuss season two finale, White hinted that season three could take place in Asia and focus on “death and Eastern religion and spirituality.”

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” Mike White said. “I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.”

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