After Fleabag actress Sian Clifford accidentally let slip a very rude word earlier in the show, Tim Lovejoy, 50, and Simon Rimmer, 55, were already on edge during today’s instalment of the Channel 4 programme. Things took a turn for the worse for the Sunday Brunch presenters when they sat down to interview Keith Lemon, real name Leigh Francis, 45. The Celebrity Juice favourite took great delight in teasing the pair by shouting words which sounded as if he was about to turn the air blue. Both Tim and Simon exclaimed in shock when Keith yelled the word “fun” at the top of his lungs.
The Sunday Brunch stars ended up collapsed on the sofa with their heads in their hands, nerves shredded, by the end of the segment, while Keith joked they needed to soldier on, saying he was filling the silence because they were leaving a stunned “dead air”.
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