Kathy Burke played a foul-mouthed Cupid while helping a fan propose to his partner in a live recording of her podcast. Where there is a will, there is a wake at the Prince Edward Theater in London on Sunday.
The comedian, 60, read questions from the audience at the sold-out Sony Podcast live event, presented in collaboration with Fane Productions, with the latest, pre-planned one, from Brendan asking his partner Richard to “finally fuck “. marry him’.
The couple, who have been together for 35 years, flew from Northern Ireland to see the show and sent the audience into a frenzy over the “beautiful moment”.
After Richard said yes, the two men hugged and were congratulated by their comic heroine and their guest, Wonka actor Tom Davis.
Viewers took to Instagram after the proposal and gushed: “Absolutely wiped me out, they were so sweet.”
‘How beautiful to see this! And what a fabulous sight’: ‘It was a beautiful moment to witness! Congratulations!’.
Kathy Burke, 60, played a foul-mouthed Cupid as she helped a fan propose to his partner in a live recording of her podcast at London’s Prince Edward Theater on Sunday.
The comedian, 60, read questions from the audience, with the last being from Brendan asking his partner Richard to “finally marry him”.
Earlier this year, Kathy sparked a row with duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly when she shared what she really thinks of the Geordie presenters.
She didn’t hold back, calling the couple ‘f*****g*****s’ and berating them for their career choices and accusing them of ‘betraying’ their heritage.
Speaking to fellow comedian Seann Walsh on his podcast, he revealed his disparaging opinion of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, and most notably the reality show’s choice of contestant.
Ant and Dec are the long-standing hosts of the popular ITV series. However, the show has come under fire in recent years after it began hosting unpopular politicians on the show in exchange for huge paychecks.
While former Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeared on the show in 2022, despite controversy surrounding his affair during the national lockdown, Nigel Farage was the last controversial politician to appear on the show last November for a fee of £ 1.5 million.
Speaking with Seann, who introduced himself as a contestant in 2022, said: “I didn’t watch this year’s because Farage was in it.”
“I felt it was a step too far to have (Matt) Hancock there, but I thought I’d watch it anyway. But when Farage was announced I thought: bloody idiots.
Referencing Nigel’s strong views on immigration, Kathy continued: ‘And I don’t know, I was really angry with Ant and Dec. They’re of Irish descent, man.
The couple, who have been together for 35 years, flew from Northern Ireland to see the show and sent the audience into a frenzy over the “beautiful moment”.
After Richard (left) said yes, the two men hugged and were congratulated by their comic heroine and their special guest, Wonka actor Tom Davis.
Viewers gushed on Instagram after the proposal: “Absolutely broke me, they were so sweet.”
“And I also think it was really unfair to the rest of you, to the other contestants.”
However, while Kathy shared her disappointment with Ant and Dec, the couple also asked for a year. in I’m a celebrity without politicians amid accusations of nigel’s team that ITV is ‘sewing’ the first UKIP leader.
Nigel’s allies attacked the broadcaster over several allegations in December, including cutting its airtime, violating an “indecency” clause and alleged plans to release a video in which the founder of the Brexit Party makes a racial slur.
Asked if they would include Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the programme, Dec replied: “I think we’ll go a year without politicians.”
Meanwhile, Ant pumped his fists in the air on his Instagram Live and said: “Okay, okay, okay.”
Previous political figures on the show include Nadine Dorries in 2012, Edwina Currie in 2014, Stanley Johnson in 2017 and Matt Hancock.
Nigel became an unlikely favorite among viewers of last year’s series and finished third behind Tony Bellew and winner Sam Thompson.
It caused quite a stir in ITV following your ‘Attention Seeking’ Tactics in the Jungle wwhich saw him stripping completely naked on several occasions.
His team sent a legal letter to ITV bosses for showing him naked in the shower on I’m A Celebrity jungle.
His furious aides claimed there was an “indecency” clause in his contract that prohibited the channel from showing naked images of him.