Paddy McGuinness calls out BBC Radio 2 security team live on air after being blocked from entering the building

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6 days ago

Paddy McGuinness called out the BBC Radio 2 security team live on air after being blocked from entering the building.
The former Top Hear presenter, 51, started his Sunday show, which airs from 11am to 1pm, on Radio 2 last June.
But after over a year on air, Paddy was left appalled on his most recent show when the security guard stopped him from walking into the building.
Paddy revealed that the security guard had asked to see his pass which left him shocked, as he said on air: 'I said "Pass? Have you seen that yellow chopper there son, with 10 million quid stuck on top it? I did that!"'
Speaking to listeners, Paddy vented his frustrations as he said: 'Before we get into it, how long have we been doing this show? For a year? Yeah it's been about a year hasn't it. It's been over a year actually.
'I'm just wondering when security are going to know it's me. I'm not even bothered about them recognising me off the telly or anything I've done in my career - just the fact that I come in every Sunday for a year and the bloke still wouldn't let me in this morning [laughs].'
'"Have you got your pass?" I said "Pass? Have you seen that yellow chopper there son, with 10 million quid stuck on top it? I did that!"
Paddy's ex-wife Christine McGuinness recently gave an update on their relationship.
The pair announced their split in July 2022 after 11 years of marriage.
The former couple share three children, including 11-year-old twins Penelope and Leo and seven-year-old Felicity.
The former beauty queen, 37, set the record straight during a candid chat with Amy Hart 's Mum's Club podcast.
'I thought that going on Celebs Go Dating I would be fine. I'm ready to date. I'm completely ready to date,' she told.
Discussing the reality of co- parenting with Paddy after the couple parted ways in 2022, Christine told: 'I've been separated from my ex husband for three years. We get on really well.
'We still live at home together, but of course, I want some adult company. I can't just sit and be with children all day, every day.
'I like that time out - being away from home when I'm working - but I haven't got that time out being away from home not working and just enjoying some adult company.
'I haven't had that, so I got the opportunity and thought, You know what? Why not? I understand myself, so I'll be fine. I'll manage it and it was just a step too far.'
'I found it quite overwhelming, so I listened to myself and I'm really, really proud that I recognised how I felt...
'I went home to my children after two weeks. I was supposed to do 10 weeks of filming - and I'd done two weeks - and I'm really, really proud of myself that I did what was right for me.'
She added: 'If something doesn't feel right for you, physically, mentally, emotionally, it's okay to leave.
'That's something I tell my children quite a lot, because being autistic, you can stay and do what other people want you to do.
'I think it's really, really important to know that you can leave the party, you can leave the job, leave the event, you can leave the relationship at any time.'
In June, Christine explained to Elizabeth Day on her podcast, that Paddy and family have known about her sexuality since she was little and it was 'never a secret'.
She opened up about how she was dating women, including one two-year 'situationship', before she met Paddy, and admits she wants a connection for herself and not a step-parent for her children.
She told the broadcaster: 'It shouldn't matter somebody's gender. It never mattered to me, which was why once me and my ex-husband were separated and I met people, I didn't properly date.
'It was more like blurred the lines of friendships for me, that was normal. It felt comfortable because I'd done that as a teenager and I, as a teenager, I dated both men and women. My ex-husband knew. My family knew. It was never a secret for me.'
When asked if she has a label for her sexuality, Christine said she has thought about it but would consider herself more of a 'free spirit'.
When asked about labels, Christine explained: 'No and again, I've thought about it. A lot of people always ask me, are you a lesbian? Are you bisexual? Are you what? Is this a phase?
'I've always been quite a free spirit. I think that's the only word I would put on it. When I was a teenager, I'd dated boys and girls. 14/15 was probably when I had my first kisses with, with both, and I never felt it was anything different or a big deal. Then I think where I grew up, everyone was kind of just there for a good time.'
Christine