Evicted Danny: Me a bully? That’s passive aggressive nonsense
It’s not my fault a bloke cries after I pick him up for having a go at a girl
DANNY BAKER last night angrily denied accusations that he is a bully, despite reducing a fellow contestant on I’m A Celebrity to tears.
Baker, 59, who was the first person to be evicted from the show on Friday night, came in for widespread criticism after he confronted Martin Roberts, the host of BBC daytime show Homes Under The Hammer.
The broadcasting veteran accused Roberts, 53, of ignoring orders from Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, 26, when she was elected camp president.
The clash left Roberts so shaken that he had to be comforted by fellow campmates, prompting National Bullying Helpline founder Christine Platt to comment: ‘It’s a pity there are no phones, as we would want to encourage Martin to call us right now.’
But Baker said it was not his fault Roberts broke down, and described the claims of bullying as ‘passive aggressive nonsense’.
Speaking after spending just over a week in the Australian jungle, he added: ‘I don’t understand that at all. If someone is jabbing away at you and you have a go back but they then say, “Oh, you’re bullying me,” then that seems like passive aggressive nonsense to me.
‘Maybe he cried. But I’m not responsible for that. It’s not my fault a bloke breaks down and cries after I’ve picked him up because he’s having a go at one of the girls in there.’
Baker, who was diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer five years ago, said: ‘I didn’t go in there planning to have rows and to blow up – but it’s not entirely alien to my nature.’
He predicts a big future in broadcasting for Miss Moffatt, saying: ‘She could host Have I Got News For You – and she wouldn’t need the scriptwriters.’