PRODUCERS at Ireland’s premier award winning television station, TV3,
have admitted to luring George Hook with the promise of ‘fame and
fortune’, before setting him up for the biggest public grilling the
country has ever seen.
Hook, an up-and-coming broadcaster, has claimed that he was “set up”
after a live interview with Colette Fitzpatrick on TV3 became
heated, and accused her of calling him a “liar” and a “fake”.
The unsuspecting drivetime radio presenter, who has only been in the
business 30 years, was apparently told by the producers that this could
be his “lucky break” and that if the interview went well he could be
guaranteed millions of euros in appearance fees from similar prestigious
television chat shows.
“They told me I had ‘something’ and that Late Review was going to be
the launch pad for my career,” the novice told WWN. “When you’re young
and offered the sun, moon and stars like that you find it hard to
refuse. I’ve my whole life ahead of me and it sounded like I was finally
going to make the big time.”
Unfortunately for the would-be star, things started going down hill
very fast, after being asked about his personal behaviour, which anchor
woman Fitzpatrick hinted was ‘put on’.
“If I had any idea they were going to bring me onto a chat show
and chat about myself, I would have never have agreed to it in the first
place,” he added.
Producers at the station have since apologised to Mr. Hook for the
misunderstanding and wished him all the best in his new venture into the
world of show-business.