TV host denies ‘stitching up’ reality star with questioning
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Phillip Schofield has defended his questioning of Kerry Katona before her TV meltdown yesterday.
The reality star, 28, slurred her words and acted erratically during an appearance on This Morning to promote her latest MTV show.
Kerry, who blamed prescription drugs for her behaviour, later claimed she'd been 'stitched up'.
‘I'll never go on that programme again, I'm extremely annoyed at how they made me look,’ she says. ‘I’ve an illness – it’s all down to tablets I’m on for my bipolar disorder.’
But Phillip, 46, insists he and co-host Fern Britton, 51, were only showing concern.
‘I know that she walked down the corridor and said that we'd ambushed her in the interview,’ he tells Radio 1. ‘At no time were alcohol or drug issues going to be mentioned, because we've done that in the past.
'She ambushed herself by slurring her words. It's a shame that she feels that way.'
Phil realises Kerry is 'very, very angry' about the incident but is convinced that she was in no fit state to appear on the programme in the first place.
‘She arrived very late [and] didn't give anyone any time to sit down and talk to her,’ he adds. ‘She came through to the studio, we kissed her on the cheek and the programme went on air, so at no point had we any idea what condition she might be in.
‘[There was] no way that our producer would have allowed that interview to go ahead, had we known the situation she'd found herself in that morning. The last thing I want to do is to witness a car crash in front of my eyes.’
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To anyone else who witnessed this performance on itv on Wednesday, it was like watching a scary film, i was hiding behind my cushions and squirming at this disgraceful attempt of kerry yet again trying to convince us all is ok! Not that i give a stuff cos quite frsnkly who is she? i know who she was part of a girl band who kerry have 2 songs with but come on, she is famous for being famous1 Oh Yes we are kept reminded she had kids with that guy out of westlife who has never been heard of again either!! so why on earth are we subjected to her goings on about her liposuction surgery! FGS do we as the general pulic do we care? i can not beleive this made the scottish headline news!! Well if she wanted a P.R. result she has hit the jackpot big time!!
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