The Ten Network may have been the ratings basket case of 2012 but readers of TV Tonight have given it a vote of confidence in the website’s annual awards.
Ten programs Homeland, Offspring, Modern Family, The Project, The Living Room, Before The Game and Puberty Blues were all winners in their various categories, with Offspring’s Asher Keddie voted Favourite Female Actress for the third year running in the show voted Most Popular Drama.
“Once again I am absolutely thrilled that Offspring has connected with so many viewers,” Keddie told TV Tonight.
“The third series was a challenge but as always a pleasurable and fulfilling experience for me, and I couldn’t be happier to be back for a fourth series, one that I feel sure will be our most exciting yet.”
But the pleasure was dulled as viewers also decided Ten’s The Shire was Worst Show of the year,...
Ten programs Homeland, Offspring, Modern Family, The Project, The Living Room, Before The Game and Puberty Blues were all winners in their various categories, with Offspring’s Asher Keddie voted Favourite Female Actress for the third year running in the show voted Most Popular Drama.
“Once again I am absolutely thrilled that Offspring has connected with so many viewers,” Keddie told TV Tonight.
“The third series was a challenge but as always a pleasurable and fulfilling experience for me, and I couldn’t be happier to be back for a fourth series, one that I feel sure will be our most exciting yet.”
But the pleasure was dulled as viewers also decided Ten’s The Shire was Worst Show of the year,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
In this roundup from the Encore and Mumbrella Annual, we present the year’s biggest TV flops.
1. Everybody Dance Now
Rumoured to have cost in excess of $10m, Everybody Dance Now was the biggest flop of 2012. From host Sarah Murdoch’s stiff delivery to the flawed format, the show was a write off from episode one. Ten were keen to turn it around, shortening the episodes and rejigging the show’s structure, but not even Murdoch’s pleas on Twitter to get the public to give it another shot were enough to save this disaster.
2. Bikie Wars
From the producers of Underbelly, Bikie Wars should have delivered. Instead it gave us bad wigs, bad acting and was a poor man’s Sons of Anarchy.
3. I Will Survive
How could a talent show with the ultimate goal being to play the part of a drag queen in a stage show possibly be a ratings bomb?...
1. Everybody Dance Now
Rumoured to have cost in excess of $10m, Everybody Dance Now was the biggest flop of 2012. From host Sarah Murdoch’s stiff delivery to the flawed format, the show was a write off from episode one. Ten were keen to turn it around, shortening the episodes and rejigging the show’s structure, but not even Murdoch’s pleas on Twitter to get the public to give it another shot were enough to save this disaster.
2. Bikie Wars
From the producers of Underbelly, Bikie Wars should have delivered. Instead it gave us bad wigs, bad acting and was a poor man’s Sons of Anarchy.
3. I Will Survive
How could a talent show with the ultimate goal being to play the part of a drag queen in a stage show possibly be a ratings bomb?...
- 12/19/2012
- by Luke
- Encore Magazine
Ten has bowed out of the battle for morning ratings with the last episode of Breakfast airing this morning.
The show – which was axed at the beginning of the month because of poor ratings – ran since February .
This morning, presenter Kathryn Robinson said a tearful goodbye to viewers, revealing that she would also be leaving the network where she has spent most of her journalistic career to date.
Meanwhile, co-host Paul Henry took a slightly more pragmatic approach, telling viewers: “I decided I would dedicate the last program to the viewers. There weren’t many of you because we decided early on to go for quality over quantity. In hindsight, a mistake.” Yesterday the show rated a metro audience of just 34,000 according to OzTAM.
He added: ‘It’s been absolute fun. Most of the time. Getting up at this time of the morning, which we won’t have to do any more,...
The show – which was axed at the beginning of the month because of poor ratings – ran since February .
This morning, presenter Kathryn Robinson said a tearful goodbye to viewers, revealing that she would also be leaving the network where she has spent most of her journalistic career to date.
Meanwhile, co-host Paul Henry took a slightly more pragmatic approach, telling viewers: “I decided I would dedicate the last program to the viewers. There weren’t many of you because we decided early on to go for quality over quantity. In hindsight, a mistake.” Yesterday the show rated a metro audience of just 34,000 according to OzTAM.
He added: ‘It’s been absolute fun. Most of the time. Getting up at this time of the morning, which we won’t have to do any more,...
- 11/29/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
So here’s a winnable fight for the Sack Vile Kyle/ Sack Alan Jones crowd.
Today Ten Breakfast presenter Paul Henry labelled Pm Julia Gillard “a raving banshee”.
But if they do want to whip up a campaign to get him fired, they’ll have to move fast.
The show gets axed tomorrow.
Meanwhile, presenter Kathryn Robinson was putting a brave face on the show’s demise today, telling viewers: “We’re down, but not out.”
“No,” corrected Henry. “We are out.”
The end of term spirit went further, with Henry paying tribute to his colleagues: “Let’s face it, some of them are incompetent, but they’re lovely people.”
And newsreader Natarsha Belling? Not as tall as you’d think.
The show finished on something of a curious note too, with Paul Henry paying something of a tribute to the deputy leader of the opposition: “I’d like to...
Today Ten Breakfast presenter Paul Henry labelled Pm Julia Gillard “a raving banshee”.
But if they do want to whip up a campaign to get him fired, they’ll have to move fast.
The show gets axed tomorrow.
Meanwhile, presenter Kathryn Robinson was putting a brave face on the show’s demise today, telling viewers: “We’re down, but not out.”
“No,” corrected Henry. “We are out.”
The end of term spirit went further, with Henry paying tribute to his colleagues: “Let’s face it, some of them are incompetent, but they’re lovely people.”
And newsreader Natarsha Belling? Not as tall as you’d think.
The show finished on something of a curious note too, with Paul Henry paying something of a tribute to the deputy leader of the opposition: “I’d like to...
- 11/28/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
It’s been less than a year, but the soon-to-depart Ten’s Breakfast still had some comedy moments.
Let’s celebrate them.
There was the time they had a drunk bloke on air:
There was the time they lost control of Shaun Micallef:
There was the time they turned the lights out on Paul Henry:
The time unionist David Noonan gave it back to Paul Henry:
Forked:
Henry’s less than admirable hardline solutions for asylum seekers:...
Let’s celebrate them.
There was the time they had a drunk bloke on air:
There was the time they lost control of Shaun Micallef:
There was the time they turned the lights out on Paul Henry:
The time unionist David Noonan gave it back to Paul Henry:
Forked:
Henry’s less than admirable hardline solutions for asylum seekers:...
- 11/11/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ten is set to axe its ailing morning show Breakfast along with Ten Morning News at the end of this month.
Ten’s original Breakfast lineup
In a statement it said: “It is proposed that Breakfast and Ten Morning News will cease production on November 30. Breakfast television still represents an opportunity for Ten and we will return to the breakfast TV market at some point next year.”
Breakfast launched in February this year. But it failed to dent the ratings of market leader Sunrise on Seven or its close rival Today on Nine. While Sunrise and Seven generally rate an average of above 300,000 viewers, Breakfast never even came close to 100,000. On Thursday of last week, Sunrise rated 370,000, Today 345,000 and Breakfast just 47,000.
The original lineup consisted of controversial Kiwi Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson, Andrew Rochford and weather presenter Magdalena Roze. Rochford left the show in June while launch Ep Majella Wiemers departed in July.
Ten’s original Breakfast lineup
In a statement it said: “It is proposed that Breakfast and Ten Morning News will cease production on November 30. Breakfast television still represents an opportunity for Ten and we will return to the breakfast TV market at some point next year.”
Breakfast launched in February this year. But it failed to dent the ratings of market leader Sunrise on Seven or its close rival Today on Nine. While Sunrise and Seven generally rate an average of above 300,000 viewers, Breakfast never even came close to 100,000. On Thursday of last week, Sunrise rated 370,000, Today 345,000 and Breakfast just 47,000.
The original lineup consisted of controversial Kiwi Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson, Andrew Rochford and weather presenter Magdalena Roze. Rochford left the show in June while launch Ep Majella Wiemers departed in July.
- 11/11/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ever wondered what a tweet from Wil Anderson does for a website’s traffic? Allow Dr Mumbo to answer that question.
Here’s a chart of Mumbrella’s Saturday morning traffic as Anderson tweeted a link to yesterday’s piece about Paul Henry’s somewhat robust exchange with a union leader on Ten’s Breakfast.
Thus far, traffic has been twice what Mumbrella would expect on a Saturday.
Dr Mumbo thanks you, Wil.
Here’s a chart of Mumbrella’s Saturday morning traffic as Anderson tweeted a link to yesterday’s piece about Paul Henry’s somewhat robust exchange with a union leader on Ten’s Breakfast.
Thus far, traffic has been twice what Mumbrella would expect on a Saturday.
Dr Mumbo thanks you, Wil.
- 9/1/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Paul Henry: "right wing shock jock"
While Dr Mumbo was snuggled up warm watching Ten’s Breakfast this morning, it was cold on the picket line at Cfmeu Melbourne.
And a cross between ‘right wing shock jock’ Paul Henry and David Noonan, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union made it all the more frosty.
Henry later said: “I have a great deal of empathy for David Noonan. It was like we were separated at birth.”...
While Dr Mumbo was snuggled up warm watching Ten’s Breakfast this morning, it was cold on the picket line at Cfmeu Melbourne.
And a cross between ‘right wing shock jock’ Paul Henry and David Noonan, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union made it all the more frosty.
Henry later said: “I have a great deal of empathy for David Noonan. It was like we were separated at birth.”...
- 8/30/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
While he’s kind of a big deal in Nz, it’s fair to say that not all Australians have yet familiarised themselves with Ten’s Breakfast host Paul Henry.
But just how big a deal he still is across the Tasman comes with the news that Henry is to follow in the footsteps of Joe Pesci, Betty White and Joan Collins and star in the Snickers “You’re not you when you’re hungry” campaign.
Henry tells Auckland Now: “I am excited to be involved in something which essentially just allows me to be myself. I’m glad to be able to show that meanness can be fun and celebratory, and despite the old adage that it’s difficult to do, meanness really does come easy. It has never bothered me that people think I’m mean, I’ve always been able to laugh at it. In many ways...
But just how big a deal he still is across the Tasman comes with the news that Henry is to follow in the footsteps of Joe Pesci, Betty White and Joan Collins and star in the Snickers “You’re not you when you’re hungry” campaign.
Henry tells Auckland Now: “I am excited to be involved in something which essentially just allows me to be myself. I’m glad to be able to show that meanness can be fun and celebratory, and despite the old adage that it’s difficult to do, meanness really does come easy. It has never bothered me that people think I’m mean, I’ve always been able to laugh at it. In many ways...
- 8/14/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ten has pulled the plug on The Circle and cut Breakfast by half an hour. The gap left by The Circle will be mainly filled with Us content.
The Circle will end on Friday. Ten boss James Warburton said the decision was for financial reasons.
Breakfast launched in February but has struggled to find an audience against the much longer established Sunrise on Seven and Nine’s Today. It will now run from 6am to 8.30am rather than to 9am. Children’s show Wurrawhy will then air at 8.30am.
Axed: Gorgi Coghlan and Stynes
The Circle launched in February 2010. Original co-host Chrissie Swan departed late last year and the show was weakened after host Yumi Stynes faced a backlash in response to comments she made about war hero Ben Roberts-Smith. The Cricle runs behind Seven’s The Morning Show and Nine’s Mornings.
A spokesman for Ten said there would...
The Circle will end on Friday. Ten boss James Warburton said the decision was for financial reasons.
Breakfast launched in February but has struggled to find an audience against the much longer established Sunrise on Seven and Nine’s Today. It will now run from 6am to 8.30am rather than to 9am. Children’s show Wurrawhy will then air at 8.30am.
Axed: Gorgi Coghlan and Stynes
The Circle launched in February 2010. Original co-host Chrissie Swan departed late last year and the show was weakened after host Yumi Stynes faced a backlash in response to comments she made about war hero Ben Roberts-Smith. The Cricle runs behind Seven’s The Morning Show and Nine’s Mornings.
A spokesman for Ten said there would...
- 7/30/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The executive producer of Ten’s ratings-starved show Breakfast is to depart the show after less than eight months in the job and less than five months after the show went on air.
Majella Wiemers’ last day will be Friday. She will be replaced by Sarah Bristow.
A Ten spokesman told Mumbrella: “Majella has resigned and leaves this Friday. Majella has worked tirelessly on Breakfast and she leaves with Ten’s thanks for her hard work and commitment. Her successor as Breakfast Ep is Sarah Bristow, who was her deputy.”
Wiemers’ departure comes a few days after the exit of co-host Andrew Rochford.
The show is now helmed by Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson and Magdalena Roze.
While Seven’s Sunrise and Nine’s Today tend to vary between metro audiences of 300,000 to 400,000, Breakfast has languished at around 10% of that number since it launched on February 23.
In a Mumbrella interview with Wiemers shortly before launch,...
Majella Wiemers’ last day will be Friday. She will be replaced by Sarah Bristow.
A Ten spokesman told Mumbrella: “Majella has resigned and leaves this Friday. Majella has worked tirelessly on Breakfast and she leaves with Ten’s thanks for her hard work and commitment. Her successor as Breakfast Ep is Sarah Bristow, who was her deputy.”
Wiemers’ departure comes a few days after the exit of co-host Andrew Rochford.
The show is now helmed by Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson and Magdalena Roze.
While Seven’s Sunrise and Nine’s Today tend to vary between metro audiences of 300,000 to 400,000, Breakfast has languished at around 10% of that number since it launched on February 23.
In a Mumbrella interview with Wiemers shortly before launch,...
- 7/5/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Now if most TV shows accidentally aired a broadcast in which the interviewee was clearly slaughtered, people might be talking about it.
But with the ratings-allergic Breakfast on Ten, that duty falls to Dr Mumbo who happened to be watching this morning when the very merry man stumbled into their London studio to talk about Black Caviar.
During the course of the interview, Black Caviar’s barrier attendant Glen Darrington told Andrew Rochford that he had spent a nice day at the races, where happily it was Ladies Day. By the time he was on the air, it was well after 11pm in London.
Those looking online on Ten’s catch-up video service may notice there’s a gaping hole for what went out at 8.20 this morning.
When Dr Mumbo asked Ten’s press office for a copy of the video he was sternly told: “We won’t be sending it externally.
But with the ratings-allergic Breakfast on Ten, that duty falls to Dr Mumbo who happened to be watching this morning when the very merry man stumbled into their London studio to talk about Black Caviar.
During the course of the interview, Black Caviar’s barrier attendant Glen Darrington told Andrew Rochford that he had spent a nice day at the races, where happily it was Ladies Day. By the time he was on the air, it was well after 11pm in London.
Those looking online on Ten’s catch-up video service may notice there’s a gaping hole for what went out at 8.20 this morning.
When Dr Mumbo asked Ten’s press office for a copy of the video he was sternly told: “We won’t be sending it externally.
- 6/22/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Few people on Australian television are willing to express their views for fear of being labelled or considered biased says journalist and televison host Paul Henry.
That flies in the face of communication and surely the television industry is all about communication. I like to know the views of the people I’m talking or listening to and I’m surprised that the instant someone has a strong view in Australia, one way or another, they are labelled.
This happens in New Zealand as well but I’m surprised it happens to the extent that it does here. If you have a strong negative view, for instance, about Labor then there will be a section of society who instantly jumps to the conclusion that you hold the view because you’re a coalition supporter – you’re a Liberal.
That may not be the case. It may be a view based...
That flies in the face of communication and surely the television industry is all about communication. I like to know the views of the people I’m talking or listening to and I’m surprised that the instant someone has a strong view in Australia, one way or another, they are labelled.
This happens in New Zealand as well but I’m surprised it happens to the extent that it does here. If you have a strong negative view, for instance, about Labor then there will be a section of society who instantly jumps to the conclusion that you hold the view because you’re a coalition supporter – you’re a Liberal.
That may not be the case. It may be a view based...
- 6/6/2012
- by Zoe Ferguson
- Encore Magazine
Ten Breakfast host Paul Henry has predicted the show’s struggling ratings will improve as its inexperienced production team finds its feet. But he has warned that the network will need to invest in marketing to persuade viewers to try the show.
The show is currently well behind Seven’s Sunrise and Nine. Speaking on this week’s Mumbrellacast, Henry said: ”Everyone thinks breakfast is the people you see on television. Much more of breakfast is the ice under the water, and it’s new for all of them.
“The whole idea of producing three hours of live television five days a week is very new for them. Everyone is catching up to different levels as the programme is evolving and growing.”
Asked if he found working with an inexperienced team frustrating, he said: ”In every way. Where do I begin? You want everybody to be on the same page at the same time.
The show is currently well behind Seven’s Sunrise and Nine. Speaking on this week’s Mumbrellacast, Henry said: ”Everyone thinks breakfast is the people you see on television. Much more of breakfast is the ice under the water, and it’s new for all of them.
“The whole idea of producing three hours of live television five days a week is very new for them. Everyone is catching up to different levels as the programme is evolving and growing.”
Asked if he found working with an inexperienced team frustrating, he said: ”In every way. Where do I begin? You want everybody to be on the same page at the same time.
- 6/1/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Ben Welsh
Paul Henry
Featuring Paul Henry, co-anchor of Ten’s Breakfast, Ben Welsh, executive creative director of M&C Saatchi plus Mumbrella’s Tim Burrowes, Robin Hicks and Colin Delaney (56mins, 28secs). Paul Henry on TV (0:52) The frustrations of Breakfast (5:00) Does Breakfast need a Moustachegate? (8:00) The CommBank rebrand (16:00) Is New Zealand better than Australia at advertising? (31:12) Fairfax strikes over job cuts (36:13) Hungry Jack’s targets women (47:00) Lara Bingle – Ten’s big reality hope (48:48)
You can also subscribe to The Mumbrellacast on iTunes and other podcatchers.
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Paul Henry
Featuring Paul Henry, co-anchor of Ten’s Breakfast, Ben Welsh, executive creative director of M&C Saatchi plus Mumbrella’s Tim Burrowes, Robin Hicks and Colin Delaney (56mins, 28secs). Paul Henry on TV (0:52) The frustrations of Breakfast (5:00) Does Breakfast need a Moustachegate? (8:00) The CommBank rebrand (16:00) Is New Zealand better than Australia at advertising? (31:12) Fairfax strikes over job cuts (36:13) Hungry Jack’s targets women (47:00) Lara Bingle – Ten’s big reality hope (48:48)
You can also subscribe to The Mumbrellacast on iTunes and other podcatchers.
Direct link to Mumbrella’s iTunes store listing for the podcast
Studio facilities: CBS Interactive
Mumbrella theme music by Noise International...
- 6/1/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
While Seven and Nine can boast a ‘good get’ in One Direction, Dr Mumbo is more impressed by Ten’s Breakfast getting Jay and Silent Bob.
The film-makers/actors/podcasters Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are in Australia to record their podcast Jay and Silent Bob Gets Old in a live format.
Paul Henry showed his investigative journalism skills, after 6 mins, 26 seconds, by asking the hard hitting question: “I’m intrigued Jason, The piss bucket, is it, as the name would suggest, just for urine, or do you poo in it as well?”...
The film-makers/actors/podcasters Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are in Australia to record their podcast Jay and Silent Bob Gets Old in a live format.
Paul Henry showed his investigative journalism skills, after 6 mins, 26 seconds, by asking the hard hitting question: “I’m intrigued Jason, The piss bucket, is it, as the name would suggest, just for urine, or do you poo in it as well?”...
- 4/23/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Breakfast has debuted in Australia to a small audience. The new morning television show was launched on Channel Ten yesterday morning (February 23) four days ahead of its intended Monday premiere. It averaged an audience of 51,000 viewers nationally between 6am and 9am. Rival series Sunrise achieved 399,000 viewers, Today got an audience of 348,000, while only 56,000 Australians tuned in to The ABC's Breakfast show. > 'Breakfast's Kathryn Robinson: 'Paul Henry is all talk'
> Channel Ten announces plans to "lead" Australian TV industry According to the Herald Sun, Breakfast peaked at around 101,000 nationally, but media analyst Steve Allen claimed that it needs to consistently average at about (more)...
> Channel Ten announces plans to "lead" Australian TV industry According to the Herald Sun, Breakfast peaked at around 101,000 nationally, but media analyst Steve Allen claimed that it needs to consistently average at about (more)...
- 2/24/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Channel Ten's new morning TV show has launched early. Breakfast, which is hosted by Paul Henry, Andrew Rochford, Kathryn Robinson and Magdalena Roze, went on air in Australia for the first time this morning. Breakfast was originally scheduled to launch next Monday (February 27), but bosses reportedly decided to bring the air date forward to tie in with the resignation of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who stepped down from his post as foreign secretary on Wednesday (February 22). > 'Breakfast's Kathryn Robinson: 'Paul Henry is all talk' Henry said at the beginning of the show: "This is day one of Breakfast. Thank you so much (more)...
- 2/23/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Breakfast's Kathryn Robinson has claimed that her co-host Paul Henry's attitude is "just talk". The Australian television personality, who was recently recently announced as the co-anchor of Channel Ten's new morning show alongside Henry and Dr Andrew Rochford, said that Henry often says things just to "bring a few headlines". After hearing that Henry had publicly hinted he was receiving a seven-figure sum for his new role, Robinson told the Herald Sun: "[He's] just saying those things for [the sake of] saying them. "A lot of that is just talk... and it brings a few headlines, but we haven't discussed any of those sorts of issues." She also said that she would "certainly not" describe herself as a "million dollar" woman following Henry's comments about his salary. (more)...
- 2/21/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Paul Henry has revealed that he is not worried about being popular. The New Zealand television personality, who was announced as one of the hosts of Channel Ten's new morning show Breakfast last year, said that he doesn't mind if the show does not succeed straight away in the ratings. He explained that this is because the network has "no one to lose", having not have a morning programme before. Henry told the Herald Sun: "Normally, when you start something new, you are worried about not p*ssing off the people [already watching]. We have virtually no one to lose. "I don't care whether viewers actually like me, but I want them to be entertained by me. I don't want people to watch just because they are outraged by me, (more)...
- 2/2/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Kathryn Robinson has been revealed as the female host of Channel Ten's new morning show Breakfast. Robinson, a mother-of-two who has previously worked on The Project and Ten News, will present the programme alongside Paul Henry and Andrew Rochford, who were revealed as the frontmen of the show last year. She told the Herald Sun: "Thankfully I'm familiar with early mornings. I'm thrilled to join Paul and Andrew at the Breakfast table." Meteorologist Magdalena Roze will join Robinson, Henry and Rochford on Breakfast to present the weather. Roze and Robinson were first linked (more)...
- 1/24/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Channel Ten bosses are reportedly struggling to find a female presenter for their new morning television show. The series, which has been named Breakfast and will star The Project's Andrew Rochford and New Zealand broadcaster Paul Henry, was scheduled to launch in January 2012. However, the start-date has been pushed back by two weeks to ensure that network executives can find a co-host. Rochford joked to the Herald Sun that almost every woman in Australian media has auditioned for the job, adding: "I guess it just takes a very special person to sit between Paul and I." He also said that it is "really important" to both of them that they "get it right" from the beginning. Rochford and Henry will meet for the (more)...
- 12/7/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
New Zealand TV presenter Paul Henry has been blasted for derogatory comments he made about Britain’s Got Talent star, Susan Boyle.
Henry was discussing the singer on New Zealand’s TVOne’s Breakfast, when he described Boyle as “retarded” and laughed when he read that she had been beaten by teachers and starved of oxygen at birth.
“If you look at her carefully, you can make it out,” he added.
His co-host Pippa Wetzell insisted: “That is not funny. That’s awful. She’s had such a tragic life, that woman.”
Ihc (Intellectually Handicapped Children) New Zealand, have blasted Henry for his comments
However, the Sunday News reports that Henry described the charity’s campaign as “shameful” and added that he “didn’t regret anything I say”.
“I sometimes regret the lack of understanding or a sense of humour in others,” he continued. “Sometimes you’ll get crazy freaks...
Henry was discussing the singer on New Zealand’s TVOne’s Breakfast, when he described Boyle as “retarded” and laughed when he read that she had been beaten by teachers and starved of oxygen at birth.
“If you look at her carefully, you can make it out,” he added.
His co-host Pippa Wetzell insisted: “That is not funny. That’s awful. She’s had such a tragic life, that woman.”
Ihc (Intellectually Handicapped Children) New Zealand, have blasted Henry for his comments
However, the Sunday News reports that Henry described the charity’s campaign as “shameful” and added that he “didn’t regret anything I say”.
“I sometimes regret the lack of understanding or a sense of humour in others,” he continued. “Sometimes you’ll get crazy freaks...
- 11/30/2009
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
A TV host has been criticised for his remarks about Susan Boyle. The New Zealand Herald says that Paul Henry, who used to work for the BBC, was discussing the singer on New Zealand's TVOne's Breakfast. He described Boyle as "retarded" and laughed when he read that she had been starved of oxygen at birth. "If you look at her carefully, you can make it out," he added. The Sunday Express claims that Henry's co-host Pippa Wetzell said: "That is not funny. That's awful. She's had such a tragic life, that woman." Ihc New Zealand, a charity (more)...
- 11/30/2009
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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