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Woman branded ‘Lisa Riley lookalike’ by Peter Kay says ‘I’m annoyed & upset, everyone was laughing’ in 1st TV interview
Peter spoke out after the backlash
THE woman branded a "Lisa Riley lookalike" by Peter Kay has spoken out in her first live TV interview.
Speaking today on Good Morning Britain, Scottish fan Myar Curran, 25, vowed to never see the Bolton-born comedian again after he humiliated her.
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She said: "I do feel he was on about my weight.
"I'm self-conscious about that so to go to a show and feel like you're having the mick taken out of you because of your weight, I was just a bit shocked.
"I'm annoyed and upset about it. The whole arena was laughing, I think they thought it was part of the show but there was a nastiness to his voice."
Peter was slammed by fans over his "rude" jibe after he kicked out hecklers at his Manchester show.
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One heckler - who has since been named as Warehouse work Philip Peters - kept shouting out the comedian's signature catchphrase "garlic bread" at his Better Late Than Never... Again! show in Manchester.
The comedian asked him and Myar to be escorted out after she reportedly shouted "we love you Peter Kay".
Audience members claimed he said: "Had a drink have we?
"Go on, off you go Lisa Riley."
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Peter was referring to the Emmerdale actress, who plays Mandy Dingle, and has spoken openly about her battle with booze - she also hasn't had a drink in nine years.
Today, Myar spoke of her shock and embarrassment after Peter called on security to eject her from the arena - and said she doesn't want an apology from him.
She said: "I didn't mean to cause any harm, I was just showing my love as he kicked someone out but he obviously didn’t like it."
She added: "I feel like what I said was not abusive or aggressive - it wasn’t anti-social and I wasn’t drunk.
"I was just standing up chanting 'we love you Peter, we do'. It’s just been a bit over the top, his reaction."
The Bolton-born comic broke his silence after a backlash as Peter was then criticised for "nasty and bitter" conduct.
He spoke out on the matter on Tuesdsay in a statement to ITV show Good Morning Britain.
He said: "I didn't realise it was an insult.
"She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley, I didn't realise that was an insult."
Peter Kay's statement in full
Peter Kay broke his silence with a lengthy statement.
Peter said after the backlash from his Manchester show: "At the show on Saturday night, February 8th, in Manchester I had two hecklers disrupting from the very start" he said in the statement posted on Instagram.
"I did my best to address the situation and made light of it, as any comedian would, but unfortunately, their interruptions continued. I then tried to ignore them, hoping they'd settle down, but when the disruption persisted into the second half of the show, I asked the audience around them if they were being bothered by the noise.
"They all shouted "yes," and when I asked for a show of hands, at least forty raised theirs. At that point, I had no choice but to take action. The lady who was escorted out did bear a striking resemblance to Lisa Riley, though I don't see how that's an insult. This was only the second and third time I've had to ask someone to leave during my 114 shows over the past three years of this tour.
"As a comedian, you never want to eject anyone, but when repeated disruptions make it impossible to continue, it's important to consider the experience for the rest of the audience, who've paid to see the show without interruption."
GMB host Ed Balls defended Peter, and told viewers: "He felt he had no option but to remove the hecklers as they were spoiling the show".
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Ed continued to read his statement which said: "There comes a point when dealing with repeated hecklers simply isn't enough.
"It's not something you ever want to do but it becomes a point when it's no longer fair to everyone around."
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