How Piers Morgan, Patsy Palmer and Sharon Osbourne show even celebs aren’t immune from lockdown rows
PIERS Morgan stormed off the GMB set, Patsy Palmer slammed down her laptop lid in rage during an interview and across the pond Sharon Osbourne fell out with her co-presenters on The Talk.
It seems lockdown rage is rife in the showbiz world, with stars unleashing accusations and barbed words at each other at every opportunity over the past few weeks.
Pandemic fury is something none of us can escape as cooped up Brits are getting increasingly snappy with friends and family.
A study from Kings College London last year found over half the population (53 per cent) have felt angry with other people because of their pandemic behaviour.
From tantrums and sackings to tears and tongue-lashings, we rate the biggest celeb bust ups.
Patsy Palmer’s virtual flounce
Anger rating: 3/5
The Ex-Eastenders actress, 48, slammed her laptop shut during a chat on GMB this week.
She had taken offence to the show describing her as an “addict to wellness guru” at the bottom of the screen.
Mum-of-four Patsy told Susanna Reid and Ben Shepherd: “I don’t even want to do this interview because I don’t even want to look at what it says at the bottom of the screen.
“So I’m going to switch off, do a real Piers Morgan.”
The hosts tried to explain placate the actress by saying she’d spoken about addiction in her book but Patsy switched off her camera.
She later posted online: “For all of the trolls and haters and people on here judging me, go f*** yourselves.”
Sharon Osbourne’s Talk tears
Anger rating: 2/5
Sharon Osbourne has angrily accused producers of her US panel show The Talk of setting her up.
Sharon, 68, had been defending her pal Piers Morgan over his criticism of Meghan Markle last week in a chat with co presenter Sheryl Underwood, 57.
She lashed out at Sheryl: “I feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is a racist so that makes me a racist.”
Since the segment aired, former co-hosts Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete have come forward with racist allegations against Sharon.
The CBS show has been taken off the air while an investigation into the fight ensues.
Piers Morgan’s storm off
Anger rating: 4/5
ITV loudmouth Piers, 55, sensationally quit his GMB after a row with weatherman Alex Beresford, 40.
Alex had taken issue with the presenter not believing Meghan Markle’s claims about her mental health and the Royal Family on her interview with Oprah.
He said: “I’m sorry but Piers spouts off on a regular basis and we all have to sit there and listen, 6.30 to 7 o’clock yesterday was incredibly hard to watch.”
After the on-air dust up, the news veteran stormed off set and later handed in his resignation.
The TV moment has received over 57,000 Ofcom complaints to date.
Piers tweeted: “I’ve had more people than that come up & congratulate me in the street for what I said.
“The vast majority of Britons are right behind me.”
Ant Middleton’s sack tirade
Anger rating: 2/5
After getting sacked from Channel’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, Middleton hit out at telly bosses.
The 40-year-old said: “Don’t employ a lion if you want a kitten”
The channel had ended his contract over concerns about his off-camera behaviour after Ant claimed he threatened to quit.
But on GMB Ant lashed out at producers for turning his show into a health and safety conscious reality show.
He said: “Over the years, the PC patrol have kicked in, the woke patrol have kicked in to the point where we can’t say anything, we can’t be ourselves,”
Tom Cruise’s corona clash
Anger rating: 5/5
The furious actor screamed at production workers on the set of Mission: Impossible 7 in a staggering outburst last December.
The 58-year-old accused crew members of breaking Covid rules by standing less than two metres apart.
A leaked audio tape from filming at Warner Bros Studios in Leavesden, Herts, captured his rant.
He shouted: “We’re not shutting this f***ing movie down. Is it understood? If I see it again, you’re f***ing gone.”
In October, the Top Gun actor held crisis talks with the film’s director Christopher McQuarrie, 52, after 12 people on set in Italy were said to have tested positive.
Kanye West’s meltdown
Anger rating: 2/5
During the rapper’s failed presidential bid he broke down in tears at a campaign event in June last year.
The father-of-four, 43, told the crowd that he and his wife Kim Kardashian almost aborted their first child, North.
He later unleashed a Twitter tirade called his mother-in-law Kris Jenner “Kris Jung-un” in an unflattering comparison to the North Korean dictator.
He also likened the famous Kardashian family to white supremacists.
This year, Kim and Kanye filed for divorce in February.
Graham Bell’s four letter rant
Anger rating: 3/5
The former Olympic skier had a furious expletive-ridden tantrum backstage at Dancing on Ice after losing the dance off to Rebekah Vardy.
Graham, 55, lost his rag with his pro dancer Karina Manta after blaming her routine for getting knocked out of the contest.
An ITV source said: “It’s the worst sportsmanship in the history of the show.
“Everyone was stunned.
“Graham was screaming their routine was ‘f***ing s**t’ at Karina.”
Donald Trump’s sore loss
Anger rating: 5/5
After losing the US election last year, Trump, 74, told aides he would refuse to leave the White House.
He also tweeted claims of election fraud before getting banned on the social media platform for inciting riots.
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Pro Trump supporters stormed the Washington DC Capitol building before the former President told them to go home.
In a video, Trump said: “I know your pain. I know you’re hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us.
“It was a landslide election and everyone knows it – especially the other side.”