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Just 5 gas Irish celebrity news stories from the 1990s/early 2000s you completely forgot about
1. That time B*Witched caused outrage and prompted complaints by cursing on Nickelodeon.
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Back in 1998, B*Witched were making an appearance on Nickelodeon at 8am when an unnamed member of the group let a four-letter word slip out, prompting a complaint from a viewer.
The curse word in question? “Feck.”
2. The time Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes got cross at Shane Lynch for swearing.
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Back in 1999, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch dismissed reports that the boyband were going to split up as a “load of f**king s**t” while live on the MTV Awards.
The Irish Independent reported at the time that Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes wasn’t one bit happy with the crass language.
Bold Shane.
3. The time Brian (née Bryan) McFadden antagonised So Solid Crew at the Brit Awards… and they beat him up
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The year was 2002. Westlife were dominating the pop charts at home and across the water. That winter, the group were nominated for Best Pop Act at the Brit Awards and walked away victorious. But not before causing a raucous.
Per a Brit Awards spokesewoman at the time:
Months later, Brian (née Bryan) admitted to The Mirror that he had antagonised So Solid Crew, which led to the bust up.
So now.
4. The time Samantha Mumba accused Twink of treating her badly and called her “Barbie’s Granny”
In a 2000 interview with Hot Press, Samantha Mumba hit out at Twink for firing her from the panto.
Twink later hit back and told South East Radio that Mumba was “very undisciplined” and ” very opinionated girl”.
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5. The time Amanda Brunker unintentionally antagonised Katie Price by wearing a low-cut top.
In 2002, Amanda Brunker was tasked with interviewing woman of the moment Katie Price and showed up to the interview wearing what she described as “underwear as outerwear”. What ensued was the sort of scandal that would make the Sunday Independent salivate.
Here’s how Brendan O’Connor covered it at the time:
Brunker said Price wasn’t impressed and “wouldn’t even turn around and look at me”.
O’Connor then very tastefully assessed both women’s chests.
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