SLEB Safari has received a nugget of slanderous information about Richard Madeley that it simply cannot, and will not, believe.
According to his son-in-law, Richard Madeley - baby whisperer, unemployed Ali G impersonator, I’m A Celebrity alumnus and equal parts irritant and husband to Judy Finnigan - is a demon in the kitchen. And not the whip-you-up-a-three-course-dinner-with-a-Pot-Noodle-and-some-mouldy-cheese kind, but the sweary sort.
James Haskell says wife Chloe Madeley had warned him ahead of meeting her dad for the first time.
“He can get quite fiery in the kitchen,” he told This Morning presenters Andi Peters and Josie Gibson, adding that ahead of the Boxing Day encounter: “I was told he can be a little tricky in the kitchen, don’t go in there”.
“Of course that was a red rag to a bull. Son-in-law wanting to make a good impression, so I went in there and gave him a bit of chat. He used one of those f-words,” James said.
No, no and thrice no. Richard Madeley does many things but effing and jeffing in the kitchen could not be one of them.
James and Richard have a lot in common. Both took part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, both love Chloe and both like to put on a pinny and force the kitchen into submission. One of them also played rugby for England and the other cheered them on, but Sleb Safari can never remember which is which.
James, Chloe and their infant daughter have been living with telly titans Richard and Judy while renovating their own home. The three generations have been living together for months now. In September the couple invited OK! magazine to meet newborn Bodhi and shared with readers that Richard is not only a hands-on grandpops but a fully fledged “baby whisperer”.
“Do you remember the other night when Richard came in and Bodhi wasn’t settling?” remarked a shirtless James who OK! noted was “holding their daughter tightly in his burly arms and feeding her expressed milk from a tiny bottle”.
“As soon as he started talking to her, she just settled like an absolute dream. He’s like the baby whisperer,” James continued.
A baby whisperer he may be but the family wanted a stress-free December 25 and this Christmas, to save everyone from tears, Richard was asked to hang up his apron and give it to someone special. Once bitten, twice shy...
Taylor Swift's cat is the third richest pet in the world
Put down that cup of tea because Sleb Safari doesn’t want you scalding yourself when you learn the earning potential of Taylor Swift’s cat.
The website AllAboutCat.com (AAC) has ranked the richest pets in the world and Taylor’s cat has a net worth of $97 million.
Olivia Benson, for that is kitty’s name, is only number three on that list btw. First place is held by a dog called Gunther VI who has $500m in the bank. Gunther inherited much of his wealth from his grandfather, also called Gunther and also a German Shepherd, who was left a fortune by his owner, Countess Karlotta Leibenstein. Oh to have been a fly on the wall at the reading of that will.
Gunther’s estate is now run by a group of people who have invested in property and recently sold a mansion formerly owned by Madonna. The mind boggles - but that does the brain no harm once in a while.
Bob Dylan hearts Coronation Street
In an admission that absolutely no-saw coming, Bob Dylan of Blowin’ In The Wind fame has announced that he’s a Corrie fan.
Bob told The Wall Street Journal he loves English soaps and “recently binged Coronation Street”, adding “I’m no fan of packaged programmes or news shows. I never watch anything foul-smelling or evil. Nothing disgusting, nothing dog ass.”
Naturally the Corrie crew nearly lost their minds.
Producer Iain MacLeod proposed an atmospheric cameo.
“I would absolutely love the idea of him turning up in the Rovers Return one night. Maybe we could write in an open-mike night — and a mysterious singer could roll in out of the Manchester rain and do a turn.”
It’s as believable as any soap storyline out there.
