He's long been known for his no-nonsense interview style, so it won't come as a surprise to hear even one of Hollywood's biggest divas shouldn't keep Eamonn Holmes waiting. In fact, the broadcaster, 66, has now revealed he stormed out of a chat with singing superstar Mariah Carey, after she turned up four hours late and decided to take a nap instead of starting their chat.
Eamonn said he was told by Mariah's team that she was "tired" as she'd woken up at 9am, leaving him unimpressed as he'd been awake five hours earlier. In hilarious fashion, the GB News star said he decided to lie down on the sofa beside her, so they could complete the interview. It was a move that sparked fury from Mariah's team, and in response Eamonn declared he was cancelling the interview and walked out.
Speaking to Hayley Palmer at an Audience With live even in London's Hippodrome Casino, Eamonn regaled tales from some of his most iconic interviews after more than 40 years working in TV.
He revealed: "Say the interview was at 11 o'clock in the morning, and she wasn't there she didn't turn up, 12 o'clock, one o'clock, they said, 'Hang on, she'll be here, she'll be here.' Bearing in mind I've been up from four o'clock that particular day so I'm going, 'What the hell's going on here,' so I said , 'Right if she's not here in the next 10 minutes I'm going.'"
Eamonn said Mariah eventually arrived four hours late, revealing: "So she comes through the door, and she immediately lies down on the chaise-longue, and closes her eyes. And I said, 'What the f**k is going on here?' They said 'Ms Carey is very tired, she's very tired, she's been up from nine o'clock this morning.' I said, 'She's been up from f*****g nine o'clock? I've been up from four!' and so I walked over and lay down beside her."
"I wouldn't do it now, because things have changed," Eamonn added admitting he started Mariah and woke her up. The move sparked fury from Mariah's team, but he hit back: "Ms Carey's tired, I've been up earlier than she has, I'm tired too, so we're both going to lie down here."
"There were ruptions about this! So I said look, 'One way this interview is happening, either we both lie down, or we both sit up.' They said, 'Well Ms Carey certainly won't be sitting up,' so I said, 'Well Mr Holmes certainly won't be doing the interview,' and I tiddled off then."
(Daily Mail)
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