Sunday Brunch might not sound like the most controversial show on the airwaves, but the Channel 4 daytime favourite has certainly quirked a few brows over the years.
Helmed by Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy, the programme features various celebrity guests each week, along with hilarious cooking segments and dining experiences.
From chefs accused of “stealing” recipes from rival programmes to on-set walk-offs, the Channel 4 set has seen it all – including fires in the studio.
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The hosts have even been forced to apologise after certain guests let “banned” words slip while the cameras were rolling.
Daily Star takes a look at the show’s most controversial moments ever.
Banned words
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As with any live television, Sunday Brunch encounters its fair share of blunders – including guests letting slip swearwords on air.
And host Tim Lovejoy is usually the one forced to apologise to viewers at home, and this was no truer than when impressionist Matt Forde shared an encounter with Brian Clough.
He had met the football boss while working as a mascot for Nottingham Forest, and explained Brian branded him an “ugly b***h” due to the eczema on his head.
Things only got worse as he repeated the curse later in the segment, with Tim jumping in to say: “I think I’ve got to apologise for your language there by the way. We’re not allowed to use that word.”
A horrified Matt held his face in his hands as he replied: “I used it twice!”
“I’m going to get cancelled,” he added.
Recipe copying
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Some fans pointed out a rather odd coincidence on This Morning concerning chef Phil Vickery, as they accused him of nicking recipes from a TV rival.
Phil appeared on ITV show This Morning in June 2022, and dazzled Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby with his tasty tomato recipes – something eerily similar to recipes displayed on Sunday Brunch the day before.
Chef Claire Thomson had been promoting her new cookbook, titled Tomato, just one day earlier, cooking up a carpaccio of tomatoes with tapenade.
With tomatoes in season, it made sense that both chefs would be using them as their key ingredient – but some fans were riled either way.
Taking to Twitter, one penned at the time: “Saw all this tomato s*** on Sunday Brunch yesterday!”
Another echoed: “Somebody watched Sunday Brunch yesterday!” as a third echoed the comment.
Jimmy Savile row
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When Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan appeared as a guest on the show, it was to defend his very controversial portrayal of sick paedophile Jimmy Savile.
In April this year, Steve appeared on the show to discuss his role in BBC series The Reckoning, which attracted a fair share of worried fans.
Speaking on the show, the actor insisted that the show’s development was in good taste, explaining: “I think that’s because Jimmy Savile played a trick on the entire nation so there’s a real feeling of antagonism about it.
“But you need to look at someone like that to understand how they’re able to operate and to prevent it happening again.
“If you sweep it under the carpet and just don’t talk about it anymore, then those people are destined to come back.”
Steve explained that he spoke with actors on set to put them at ease, introducing himself with the phrase: “Hi, I’m Steve, I’m not Jimmy Savile, that’s who I’m going to play today.”
Baffling ingredients
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Some viewers were left in shock as one chef shared their unique twist on classic parmo – cooking the dish with ham, pineapple and tomato sauce on top.
The dish usually features breaded chicken or pork topped with béchamel sauce and cheese – with tomato sauce nowhere in sight.
It is said to have originated in Teesside, created by an Italian Navy chef after he was wounded off the French coast and treated at James Cook Hospital in the UK.
Taking to social media to share their thoughts, one fan argued: “Can’t be a proper parmo with tomato sauce on in Middlesborough!”, as someone else groaned: “Tomato does not belong on a parmo. What are you doing?”
“That’s like adding sugar to a cheese sandwich!” another disgruntled viewer said.
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