BBC Radio presenter Graham Liver sarcastically labelled an annoyed listener a “b***h” after reading their complaint live on air.
The host was quite taken aback by the rude comments and decided to fire back on the spot.
During Tuesday morning’s BBC Radio Lancashire’s breakfast show, Graham faced backlash for his coverage of this year’s new The Apprentice line-up after he asked listeners to call in and give their opinions.
The 42-year-old was keen to hear from people who had already appeared on mainstream television from Lancashire after businessman Paul Bowen was revealed as one of the 18 contestants heading into Lord Alan Sugar’s boardroom next month.
While the BBC presenter listened to many good callers, one listener phoned in and put through a strongly worded complaint.
Graham posted a recording of the rant he read out on the BBC Radio show onto his X(Twitter) account.
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Reading out loud, Graham said: “You’re getting boring, and your producer can’t think of anything fresh.
“Also, the guy from Chorley isn’t the first person from Lancashire to go on The Apprentice, a guy called Adam went on it in the late 90s.
“If you need to do more research, rather than talking about what you’ve been up to at the weekend or what you’re doing in the next few days. Rant over, thanks, stop being so camp.”
As he stopped reading the snide complaint, he cheekily replied: “Oh, you b****h!”
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In the background, cries of laughter can be heard before Graham started chuckling and added: “I don’t know what you mean?”
Fans quickly reacted to the post and defended the radio host, admitting that it made them chuckle.
One user tweeted: “Good grief!! Why on earth do they bother to listen, then?
“If they don’t want authentic humour mixed with current local and national news, then they need to turn that dial.
“I, for one, am looking forward to you waking me up tomorrow at 6am with THE best breakfast show around.”
Another joked: “As a fellow radio presenter, is it now fair game to say the B word now it’s been said on the BBC? This made my morning! Haha.”
A third added: “Oh dear, this listener just doesn’t get our dysfunctional family, do they? And that’s why we love you because it’s not normal boring stuff.”
A fourth chimed: “Brilliant response. Love it.”
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While another asked: “What I don’t understand is if he dislikes the programme so much, why is he listening?#OooYouB****h.”
Last year, Graham left fans open-mouthed as he participated in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships in Lancashire.
