Fallen Starr

Mon Jan 28 12:47PM by TV Editor

Celebrity Wife Swap

It was like the 1989 Brit Awards all over again on last night's Celebrity Wife Swap - but this time the other half of Samantha Fox's uncomfortable double-act was Freddie Starr.

Just like Sam's infamous pairing with Mick Fleetwood, this was painful viewing. Freddie Starr came across as old-fashioned and incredibly bitter, while an archive clip of him dressed as Hitler on The Des O'Connor Show in the '80s reminded us of his 'hilarious' past. Hmmm... makes you wonder why he doesn't get many prime-time slots these days.

An angry Freddie branded Sam a 'big mouth' when she suggested that he do his share of the cooking and childminding.

When it later emerged that his wife had written in a manual for the show that he liked to sit and watch TV while she did all the cooking, he was on the verge of threatening her with divorce.

At the end of the show Sam was delighted to get back to her partner Myra, while it looked like Freddie and his wife Donna had some talking to do.

Is it just me or is Wife Swap, even the celebrity editions, just a bit too predictable these days?

 

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  • (1)

    freddie starr ugh!

    Posted by: thisisalison on Mon Jan 28 09:35PM | Report abuse
  • (2)

    Like most stars they fade, and this Starr has definitely gone out !!!

    Posted by: brendaallen1000 on Wed Feb 06 06:35PM | Report abuse
  • (3)

    i think freddy starr made himself look like a complete pratt, this out of date comedian although in his time was funny showed what a shovanistic lazy person he is. i felt so so sorry for his wife and sam who showed great grace in an unbearable situation, good on ya sam for showing the fab lady you are

    Posted by: abyersuk on Wed Feb 06 08:29PM | Report abuse
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    p

    Posted by: varley197 on Sun Feb 17 09:07PM | Report abuse
  • (5)

    Freddie should be ashamed of himself if he had any fans I believe he lost quite a few when he appeared in wife swap. He is arragant and chauvanist person.

    Posted by: varley197 on Sun Feb 17 09:11PM | Report abuse