US TV host Ellen DeGeneres brutally issued James Corden with a withering put-down when she appeared on his TV show in 2016.
The unearthed clip has come to light amid rumours that Corden is in talks to replace DeGeneres after she was hit with a string of bullying claims.
According to reports, Ellen helped “enable a toxic work culture” on her uber-successful chat show.
In the unearthed clip, James can be seen chatting to Ellen and fellow guest actor Patrick Wilson.
After highlighting that the stars are both from the South of America, Corden then asked if they can tell him any favourite or funny expressions from that part of the world.
James is said to be in line for Ellen’s old show (Image: Getty Images)
After Ellen joked her’s was: “Can I have some more alcohol?,” Patrick went on to reveal how his grandfather once gave a savage description of his secondary school girlfriend.
James replied: That’s the stuff, that’s the stuff I’m talking about, because I met someone from the South.
“She came up [as]… I was trying to park in a space and couldn’t get it, she said ‘Oh darling, bless your heart!’
“And I thought, Oh that’s the nicest expression you could ever have’.”
The Ellen DeGeneres show has been hit with ‘bullying’ claims (Image: Getty Images for Disney)
Looking dead-pan, Ellen bluntly interrupted: “No! It’s an insult!”
Taken aback, James continued with the segment, trying to brush it off.
The Gavin and Stacey star continued: “Oh really, what was she saying?”
James Corden has been tipped for more US TV success by NBC insiders (Image: Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro)
Continuing her dry humour, Ellen added: “Well it’s like, ‘You poor stupid person!'”
Recent report claimed that Ellen was ready to call time on her US TV show after the shock allegations made against her.
And, NBC insiders, the station which aired The Ellen DeGeneres Show, have claimed that Corden could be in the running to take over after being tipped as her “long term successor”.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
