Paddy McGuinness turned down TV job because he’d have to strip-off on camera
Television presenter Paddy McGuinness has revealed he once turned down a popular gig because he would have to get naked on camera.
The Take Me Out and Top Gear star says he has never been overly fussy when it comes to taking jobs. But he has now revealed he turned down an offer to do The Real Full Monty after being asked to get his kit off on camera for the hit ITV show.
The Mirror reports Paddy said he was initially on board with the idea. But eventually backed out when he discovered getting naked would be part of the job.
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Paddy, who shares three children with ex-wife Christine, revealed he had been “scarred” by watching Naked Jungle in 2002. He continued: “So I passed on that one because I’m still of an era where I remember Keith Chegwin doing Naked Jungle and I’m like, ‘You’re at a bit of a low ebb there’.”
The Real Full Monty sees famous faces bare all for charity. It was eventually hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Diversity’s Ashley Banjo. It has become a hit for ITV since it premiered in 2017, boasting high ratings and nine specials.
Paddy has recently revealed he will be going back on tour after running out of cash following his split from Christine. The couple are believed to be going through a divorce – while the comedian’s income has been dented after the BBC decided to axe Top Gear, which he had co-hosted in 2019.
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This month, Paddy announced his new stand-up tour – which will see him go on the road in 2024 and 2025 – and he has been appearing on TV to promote the new show. On Wednesday, he was a guest on ITV’s This Morning where he joined the sofa with hosts Emma Willis, 47, and Rylan Clark, 35.
Emma said: “Why have you waited eight years?”
The Lancashire-born comedian replied: “Erm, well the money’s run out now so it took about eight years to spend it all and I’m like, ‘I’ve got to build it back up’.
“So weirdly, writing a tour and putting one on does take a lot of your time. When we had the breather from Top Gear, I’d been planning it for a long time, I went, ‘There’s a window there’. So I start it next year but towards the back end of next year. And then it goes into 2025.”
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