In this instance the production team came to a karaoke bar in Glasgow where I was selected after a particularly exuberant performance. I was flown to London and very well looked after despite my small part and subsequent 'humiliation'. How did you come about this? Would you have the whole episode?
Raymond Fitzpatrick I think I may have the whole episode so I'll have a dig around and see if I can find it. Did you know what you were letting yourself in for? Seems quite a big drop! You didn't keep your hat on - Ha ha
Yes I was quite aware of what was in store. I had been down the weekend before as well for a dress rehearsal as it was the first episode of the series. It was a bit of a drop and I believe someone got hurt in the subsequent weeks causing the withdrawal of the 'party animal' item. I heard rumour at the time of a girl breaking her leg but I couldn't confirm that...
Always wondered why the feature vanished mid-series so thanks for the information. You are the first person I know of who has made themselves known as being a recipient of Noel's Gunge so one of the few of a select club. I'll have a look and see if I do have the whole episode. Perhaps you should do something similar in your karaoke competitions!
@@alinaolejnik8358 It was over 20 years ago, but I remember the gunge was cold and sticky. The fall was broken by a huge inflatable so it was not too bad at all.
The feature was pulled after a serious accident occurred during rehearsals one Saturday afternoon. A woman severely broke both legs, despite the device being set up fully and correctly. From memory, I think it took some 45 minutes or so for the emergency services to remove the woman from the contraption, as the airbag had to be fully deflated to safely get her out of it. Again from memory, I think she had to have pins in her legs and recovery took a very long time. She suffered terrible mental health problems as a result, from flashbacks to anxiety disorders and PTSD. She gained weight to around 30 stone, from an eating disorder related to the trauma. She later expressed upset that Noel never contacted her even once. I personally find it staggering that both Noel and the BBC would find themselves in a position where a feature involving gravity would once again cause harm to somebody in such similar circumstances to those which caused the tragic death of Michael Lush in a bungee style stunt only a few years prior, for The Late Late Breakfast Show.
ma pal raymond i actually remember this i thought you spraint ur ankle anyway well done mate such a long time ago and puled to soon bugger then meatloaf came on wreckin the place lol
I think they used a lookalike - They did defo do a lookalike of the Queen. Joan Collins may be up for a lot of things but I don't think she would have agreed to this
I've been looking for this for years. Thank You.
At last, someone who was gunged by Noel! Always wondered how he selected his volunteers. How did you become one of the few?
In this instance the production team came to a karaoke bar in Glasgow where I was selected after a particularly exuberant performance. I was flown to London and very well looked after despite my small part and subsequent 'humiliation'. How did you come about this? Would you have the whole episode?
Raymond Fitzpatrick I think I may have the whole episode so I'll have a dig around and see if I can find it. Did you know what you were letting yourself in for? Seems quite a big drop! You didn't keep your hat on - Ha ha
Yes I was quite aware of what was in store. I had been down the weekend before as well for a dress rehearsal as it was the first episode of the series. It was a bit of a drop and I believe someone got hurt in the subsequent weeks causing the withdrawal of the 'party animal' item. I heard rumour at the time of a girl breaking her leg but I couldn't confirm that...
Always wondered why the feature vanished mid-series so thanks for the information. You are the first person I know of who has made themselves known as being a recipient of Noel's Gunge so one of the few of a select club. I'll have a look and see if I do have the whole episode. Perhaps you should do something similar in your karaoke competitions!
How was the fall and gunge
@@alinaolejnik8358 It was over 20 years ago, but I remember the gunge was cold and sticky. The fall was broken by a huge inflatable so it was not too bad at all.
The feature was pulled after a serious accident occurred during rehearsals one Saturday afternoon. A woman severely broke both legs, despite the device being set up fully and correctly. From memory, I think it took some 45 minutes or so for the emergency services to remove the woman from the contraption, as the airbag had to be fully deflated to safely get her out of it.
Again from memory, I think she had to have pins in her legs and recovery took a very long time. She suffered terrible mental health problems as a result, from flashbacks to anxiety disorders and PTSD. She gained weight to around 30 stone, from an eating disorder related to the trauma.
She later expressed upset that Noel never contacted her even once. I personally find it staggering that both Noel and the BBC would find themselves in a position where a feature involving gravity would once again cause harm to somebody in such similar circumstances to those which caused the tragic death of Michael Lush in a bungee style stunt only a few years prior, for The Late Late Breakfast Show.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/noel-tv-stunt-ruined-my-life-1630322
Their a metaphor about the toilet gunge
ma pal raymond i actually remember this i thought you spraint ur ankle anyway well done mate such a long time ago and puled to soon bugger then meatloaf came on wreckin the place lol
As far as I can remember did this happen to Joan Collins
I think they used a lookalike - They did defo do a lookalike of the Queen. Joan Collins may be up for a lot of things but I don't think she would have agreed to this