In her TV show Light Lunch, which she hosted with best friend Mel Giedroyc in the 1990s, comedian Sue Perkins allegedly got a hold of puppet Orville the Duck.
Sue Perkins’ co-host has claimed she was touched by puppet Orville the Duck as she spoke out against the “Naughty Nineties”. The comedian and former Great British Bake Off host, 55, claimed the famous green bird got handsy with her.
Her best friend and co-star Mel Giedroyc, 57, spoke of the alleged incident on Channel 4 daytime show Light Lunch. They were hosting the programme together in 1997 when they saw that children’s entertainer Keith Harris was invited on.
The giant green duckling, who was wearing a nappy, showed up with him. Mel recalled, “Woof! We’re back in the Naughty Nineties!” They weren’t particularly naughty; they were.
We had three puppeteers and their puppets for lunch, which was the most memorable of the lunches. Orville got a little shady with Sue, and we had Keith Harris with her! Orville did, she claimed on the Parenting Hell podcast.
She continued, “Yes. Harris’ influence on Orville’s “Naughty Nineties” was somewhat absent. He was nipping at the body, according to Rob Beckett, a comedian and podcast host.
Mel responded, “Yes. A ruddy hand is present there! They could get away with it by claiming it was a grey area, which Mel agreed, saying “Exactly! “
Roger de Courcey with Nookie Bear and Matthew Corbett with Sooty, who all passed away in 2015 at the age of 67, were all allegedly captivated by Sue.
Mel made the claim that “She was the honey trap, and I was just the fly buzzing round the edge rather desperately.” They all adored Perks, and they all did.
Sue and Mel met while studying at Cambridge University, where they launched their long-standing career together. In the 1990s, the comedy duo wrote for BBC Radio 4 show Weekending and created sketches for French & Saunders.
Between 1997 and 1998, they continued to host Channel 4’s daytime programs Light Lunch and Late Lunch. After their television series ended in 1999, Mel vowed that they had fond memories of Light Lunch.
Mel even admitted to snogging a programme runner, which made it clear that there was plenty going on off screen. In one of his first TV shows, she claimed it was an unidentified Dermot O’Leary.
She teased, “There was a lot going down; it should have been called Heavy Lunch.” Years later, Mel and Sue hosted the Great British Bake Off on television.
Between 2010 and 2016, they were on the BBC in those positions. The pair eventually left the show to protest the move to Channel 4 and would continue to host Mel and Sue, their short-lived chat show on ITV.
The pair admitted to being shocked and depressed to learn about the move and that they had never made a secret about wanting the program to continue.
The Mirror has contacted Channel 4 for comment.
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Source: Mirror
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