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Hi Pat wasnt Oliver Reed drunk on a chat show as well? Davex

Hi Pat Funnily enough I never saw the Grace Jones incident, only heard about it but when it's mentioned I always know what people are talking about. As for the Matthew Kelly one all I can say is well done him. Juliexx

Hi Christine :-) Well I know what you mean & yes that was brilliant piece of work by Mr Kelly & well deserved tearing apart of Skinner. Like you I remember lots of these TV moments but still remember Grace Jones slapping Russell Harty a person who always came across as a gentile & pleasant person, unlike Jamaica's female Tyson, even Jamaicans ignore any talk of her, who would blame them :-((( Do you feel old? remembering the Sex Pistols on Grundy like it was yesterday made me feel that way lol. Pat x

Hi Pat I've seen the whole ten at one time or another, some of them cringe worthy, some embarassing and some just downright laughable! The Grace Jones one, not sure I'd put at the top, she made more a fool of herself than she ever did Russel Harty. For me, I have to say I enjoyed watching Matthew Kelly making smarmy Frank Skinner positively squirm, after Skinner tried to joke his way out of it, but Kelly kept on until he got an apology. Good on him! Christine

Grace Jones slapping Russell Harty live on air in 1981 has been named the most shocking TV chat show moment of all time in a survey of 2,000 TV viewers. Well what a thing to be remembered for besides being remembered as not such a BIG talent Grace Jones deserves this most shocking Russell Harty was such a lovely person how anyone can do such a disgustingly nasty thing as that :-( This is the Top Ten according to 2,000 TV Viewers some brings back memories. 1. Grace Jones on Russell Harty (1981) Grace Jones slapped Russell Harty across the face after the presenter turned his back on her to speak to the other guests on the programme. She said she was being ignored. 2. David Icke on Wogan (1991) Sports presenter and former footballer David Icke pronounced himself the 'son of Godhead' to Terry Wogan. 3. Meg Ryan on Parkinson (2003) The Hollywood actress, who was promoting her new film In the Cut, became monosyllabic when answering Parkinson's questions. She ignored her fellow guests, fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine. The interview made global headlines. 4. Tara Palmer Tomkinson on Frank Skinner (1999) The socialite made a disjointed appearance on the Frank Skinner show. Within 48 hours, she was packed off to an exclusive addiction clinic in Arizona. 5. Bee Gees on Clive Anderson's All Talk (1997) The three brothers told Anderson they had once-toyed with the idea of calling themselves Les Tosseurs. Anderson quipped: 'You've always been tossers to me.' They stormed off the show. 6. The Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy (1976) The Sex Pistols made front-page news following their foul-mouthed appearance on the Today television show hosted by Bill Grundy. 7. George Best on Wogan (1991) Best appeared on the nightly chat show having got drunk first in the green room. 8. Matthew Kelly on Frank Skinner (2003) Matthew Kelly used his appearance on the Frank Skinner show to confront the host over his 'horrible' jokes about Kelly's arrest over a sex abuse allegation for which he was later fully cleared by police. 9. Tom Cruise on Oprah (2005) The Hollywood star took centre stage on Oprah, by jumping up and down on the sofa, throwing his hands in the air and yelling about his feelings for new love Katie Holmes. 10. Rod Hull and Emu on Parkinson (1976) Rod Hull's hand puppet Emu was launched into an unprovoked and sustained attack on Michael Parkinson, knocking him off his chair and leaving him dishevelled and disorientated Pat x

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