Best known for hosting the family-friendly BBC Radio 1 breakfast show, Greg James shocked audiences when he delivered an expletive-laden performance at a north London church last week. The F-word was dropped multiple times in front of a crowd that included children as he appeared alongside Rivals star Emily Atack.
During the live event, the pair took aim at Prince William, Ant and Dec, and even former ITV golden girl Holly Willoughby. 'It was shocking – no one expected them to swear like that, especially with children there,' one attendee tells me.
Greg, 40, who was joined on his Comic Relief charity bike ride last month by the Prince of Wales, brought along the helmet worn by the royal. He said: 'I do believe this is Prince William's helmet. Would you like to touch the royal helmet? Pass it around, I was going to say as long as it comes back full of royal nits, but he's bald as a coot.'
The radio star added he found it strange riding with William: 'It was amazing, he was on that saddle there, staring at my a**.' But it was Emily's swipe at Holly that drew the biggest reaction. After arriving on stage declaring, 'Where the f*** is Greg?', the 36-year-old actress went on to deliver a mocking impression of the former This Morning presenter.
Speaking about her pristine public image, Emily said: 'If you're in the public eye and you've got a platform, people want to hear from you. There's this ridiculous idea that as a celebrity you have to be squeaky clean and do Holly Willoughby.'
Greg, who was promoting his memoir All The Best For The Future at Union Chapel Islington, also fired a shot at ITV favourites Ant and Dec. He said: '[They] are doing a podcast now. TV work's dried up, let's do a podcast!'
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