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Succession was named best drama series, an award the HBO show had won in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted its production schedule. Show some respect and keep your views to yourself.' He is King and grieving son to the HM Queen. They live in a protected luxurious lifestyle.'Īnother, who admitted to not supporting the royals, said: 'I don't even like Charles but wow did that embarrassingly fall flat.'Ī third said: 'The King did not win his place in the constitution. One said: 'We don't call Hollywood 'la la land' for no reason. Kathleen Bergeron added: 'Sometimes when you're given an award, the best thing to say is simply thank you.' Censure him!'Īnother Twitter user named Simon Hubbard also accused Armstrong of 'ruining' the awards ceremony with his 'stupid' comments about the United Kingdom's new monarch. 'But the sleazy, snotty joke by Succession Producer Jesse Armstrong, that his show got more votes than Charles (to become King) was obscene. Michael Russnow took to Twitter to write: 'That the Emmy's ignored the Queen's death was disgraceful considering she's been honoured, even at sports venues, worldwide.

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Jesse Armstrong (right and left, hugging Brian Cox), 51, was picking up the Emmy 's top award of the night for Best Drama Series when he took a swipe at King Charles Previously Cox has spoken about how he believes the 'whole blood shooting match' should be abandoned after the Queen's passing.īut he seemed keen to keep the conversation neutral after Armstrong's joke.Īrmstrong's comments sparked fury online, with several pointing out the ill-judged timing of his joke and others blasting his 'sleazy, snotty and obscene' quips. The star has previously called for the monarchy to be abolished after her Majesty's death but appeared keen to take a neutral stance on King Charles III reign at the Emmy Awards on Monday. 'We are incredibly grateful to have this, it's a wonderful honor. Some of the cast and those watching awkwardly laughed, while one person was heard cheering, but the reaction appeared to be one of shock from British actress Lucy Prebble who put her hands to her mouth.Ĭox quickly stepped in to say 'keep it royalist, keep it royalist' before trying to move the ill-judged joke on.īut Armstrong, who is known for writing British comedies The Thick of It and Peep Sho', continued: 'I'm not saying that we're more legitimate in our position than he is, we'll leave that to other people. Evidently a little more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles.' He referred to King Charles automatically taking the throne following the death of the queen, before pointedly saying that there was a 'bit more voting' involved in the smash-hit show winning an Emmy.Īrmstrong said: 'Big week for Succession. Jesse Armstrong, 51, had been picking up the award for Best Drama Series when he made a joke about it being a big week for 'successions' in the UK.

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Viva forever!Ĭan we expect Cheryl Cole and Nicola Roberts to do a duet of “Whole Lotta History” in 2024? A boy can pray.Brian Cox appeared keen to steer the British writer and creator of hit HBO television series Succession away from controversy after he cracked a joke about King Charles III just days after Queen Elizabeth II died. (And how cute is Emma, still?) Watching the two repeatedly hug, smile and laugh with each other after all these years…well, no one will blame you for getting a little verklempt.įriendship never ends, as a certain girl group once declared. That being said, it was an incredibly touching performance. Remember their cover of “I Know Him So Well” for Mel C’s musical theatre record (oh dear) back in 2012? In fact, it isn’t even the first time the two have tackled “2 Becomes 1” together live in recent memory. This isn’t the first time Sporty and Baby have tag-teamed in their solo years.

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Complete and utter ’90’s UK girl group nostalgia overload.Īnd then, the biggest surprise of the night: Free Me songstress and fellow Legendary Girl of Spice, Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton. Out came Natalie Appleton for a performance of 2000 UK #1 smash “Pure Shores” by the soon-to-be-reformed All Saints. “There was another girl band in the ’90’s that defined the ’90’s and girl power and myself and the Spice Girls fookin’ love these girls!” Mel C excitedly announced.

The one-off celebration saw the singer-songwriter belting out a bunch of her own tunes, including “Think About It,” “Stupid Game” and “Weak” - and also a cover of Rihanna‘s “Only Girl (In The World), because why not? The Guardian seemed to enjoy the show, but the best bits obviously came when she opted to bring out a few familiar faces for some special birthday duets. (Yes, really.)Īnd so, to celebrate the milestone, the Spice Girl decided to go big - hosting a major showcase on Saturday night called Sporty’s Forty at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Over the weekend, Melanie “Mel C” Chisholm turned 40 years old.

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