Lisa Riley has reacted to reviews that Peter Kay likened a heckler to her, insisting she’s “not offended”.
The Bolton comic was performing his Manchester gig on Saturday night time when a lady was eliminated by safety guards after shouting “We love you Peter”. Kay is alleged to have likened her to Riley as she was being taken out.
The viewers member has stated she is “annoyed and upset” concerning the feedback.
“The whole arena was laughing, I think they thought it was part of the show but there was a nastiness to his voice. It was like he was trying to get the crowd against me – it just wasn’t nice, to be honest.”
Riley, 48, is greatest identified for taking part in Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale and likewise fronted You’ve got Been Framed within the late Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s.
Showing to answer her impromptu point out in the course of the present, Riley posted an image on Instagram on Monday which learn: “Keep calm and laugh”. She added the message: “It’s a laugh, it’s funny!!!”
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She then adopted it up on Tuesday with a publish on Instagram which stated: “Please draw a line under this now. I am not offended, never was offended. I love Peter Kay to pieces. Laughter is my favourite medicine”.
Kay was additionally understood to have thrown two males out of the identical gig after one repeatedly shouted “garlic bread,” which is considered one of Kay’s catchphrases.
Kay instructed ITV’s Good Morning Britain he had taken motion towards hecklers as they have been ruining the present for others, and it was “no longer fair” to the opposite viewers members.
In response to his likening of 1 viewers member to Riley, he stated in a press release to the present: “I didn’t realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley, I didn’t realise that was an insult”.
They stated the viewers was blended of their response: “Some couldn’t believe it and were obviously annoyed and others were laughing, either thinking it was part of the show or going along with it.”
Kay, 51, who has been performing his record-breaking Higher Late Than By no means Once more tour since 2022, not too long ago carried out his one centesimal present on the AO Enviornment – the identical venue the three hecklers have been expelled from.
Tickets to look at the present begin at £35, however go as much as about £350 for top-notch seats.
Kay is presently scheduled to carry out his tour into spring 2026.
