AN unexpected Holly Willoughby feud has been revealed by a telly presenter who has said the star told him: “I’ve got a problem with you.”
Comedian and Matt Richardson recently opened up on who dislikes him the most in the showbiz world.
An unexpected Holly Willoughby feud has been revealed as a telly presenter told fans she had a ‘real go’ at himCredit: Getty
Matt Richardson reveals Holly gave him an earful after he made a joke about her pal Nicole AppletonCredit: TikTok/@mattrichardson3
In a TikTok Q&A, , who presented alongside , told fans that the feud began in 2014 when he was doing a run through of a show called Reality Bites.
The show was produced by ‘s Husband Daniel Baldwin’s production company and they were both in the office watching.
Matt, who lost out on the job as a team captain to , got pally with Nicole Appleton after making a very daring joke.
The 34-year-old had met Nicole during‘s judges’ houses episode as she appeared as a guest, alongside Sinitta and Westlife’s Shane Filan.
He recalled the show run-through, saying: “The host, , asked her ‘why there were three judges’ and I said ‘because three of them added together is one real celebrity.'”
While the joke apparently landed well and there were laughs around the room, was not best pleased.
Matt said: “About three or four years after that, comes up to me at something and she’s like ‘I’ve got a problem with you,’ and I was like ‘ok’.
“And she was like ‘you made a joke about Nicole’.
“Nicole was at this party as well. We’re all stood around together. She goes ‘you made this joke and it was f*****g unacceptable, how dare you’.”
Nicole Appleton and Holly Willoughby are very close pals and are often seen meeting up for lunches and attending events togetherCredit: Getty
Matt confessed that he and Nicole became fast friends after he made the jokeCredit: TikTok/@mattrichardson3
“I was like, one, it was a joke, two, Nicole was stood next to me and I went ‘did it offend you,’ and she went ‘no it was funny, it’s fine.'”
He alleged she had a “real go” and “told him off” in the middle of a private members’ club, which he confessed was “really weird.”
and Holly are and are often spotted meeting up for lunches.
He later came face-to-face with Holly when he appeared on Dancing on Ice back in January 2021 but they barely spoke.
Although, Matt admitted this was a given because it was during COVID-19 and he was training a lot.
He said: “She might still think I’m a t**t but I don’t know.”
Matt explained in the clip that he and Nicole had become really good friends after he made the joke.
He added: “I then become quite friendly with like we had a few mutual friends, we used to go out drinking together sometimes, I had been to her house for a party.
“We really got on over the next few years.”
Matt shot to fame back in 2010 after he started to perform gigs up and down the country.
Actress Nicole Appleton apparently found The X Factor joke funny and was not offendedCredit: Getty
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