Celebrities are just like us, really – and they’re not immune to a WhatsApp spat, either
Brian McFadden, who is starring in January’s series of Dancing On Ice along with fellow celebs James Jordan, Melody Thornton and Wes Nelson, as revealed that he has no patience for ‘diva’ behavior – meaning fellow contestant Gemma Collins has ejected from their group WhatsApp more than once.
Explaining during a press conference at the launch of the new series that they had set up a group WhatsApp to stay connected, the Westlife singer revealed that The G.C’s temper tantrums hadn’t gone down well with the rest of the A Listers.
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1 of 11Alex Murphy and Brian McFadden
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3 of 11Didi Conn and Lukasz Rozycki
4 of 11Gemma Collins and Matt Evers
5 of 11Jane Danson and Sylvain Longchambon
6 of 11Melody Thornton and Alexander Demetriou
7 of 11Richard Blackwood and Carlotta Edwards
8 of 11Ryan Sidebottom and Brandee Malto
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10 of 11Saira Khan and Mark Hanretty
11 of 11Vanessa Bauer and Wes Nelson
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“She gets removed [from the WhatsApp group] when she’s rude. She can be a diva to all the ITV people, but when she’s a diva to us she gets blocked,” he told reporters.
“There was 4/5 of us, James Jordan, Gemma, Wes, Ryan [Sidebottom] and Melody,” he continued, adding that the group photo is “a picture of us all at the bar."
But Gemma didn’t seem to be majorly bothered by the snub, indicating it was all just a bit of bantz.
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“Brian McFadden has blocked me from the WhatsApp group twice; I get exited out of the group! It all goes on. I did, then on the third time I left and Brian said, ‘I’m not letting you come back!’"
Also discussed during the launch was the celebs plans to wind down after the live shows – specifically, by getting drunk at the nearby hotel bar.
“It's going to be a slaughter house on a Sunday night after the show, and they're telling us we have to train on a Monday morning?” said Brian. “Good luck with that!
"They'll have to f***ing find me first!"
Guess Brian's not the Dry January type, then.