Debbie McGee, 61, was due to perform in the pantomime show Cinderella at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton alongside Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood in December. These shows have now been rescheduled to next year, due to the coronavirus. The former magician’s assistant, who was married to the late Paul Daniels, discussed the current situation regarding pantomimes being postponed on talkRadio last week.
Following this, the radio station shared the interview on Twitter alongside the caption: “Debbie McGee tells talkRADIO people will be missing out on ‘great memories’ with the lack of pantomimes this Christmas.”
One Twitter user took the opportunity to take a swipe at the star on the post, writing: “She is missing out on a wage more like.”
In view of her 42,000 followers, Debbie replied: “That is part of it but honestly I will really miss the buzz panto gives you. It really is loads of fun.”
Other Twitter users defended Debbie on the post, with one adding: “How awful of her wanting to work and earn a living Woman shrugging silly comment.”
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“I’m very proud of it, I’ve now done about 13.”
Debbie has caught up with the likes of actress Vicki Michelle, Neil Morrissey and former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton on her podcast in recent weeks.
During the episode with Neil, she discussed their time together on The Pilgrimage: Road to Santiago and joked why he had made her unhappy.
She said to the actor: “There was one thing you did, not work-wise, but something that you did, that I wasn’t happy with you [about], Neil.
“And that was after we finished Pilgrimage, and we all kept in contact, which we still do a bit on our WhatsApp group… you couldn’t tell us what job you were doing.”