skooterblue2 wrote: » I think we all rather not hear from the drug addled basket case after his rant on RTE late one night that the Government had done nothing for himself and Katy French. Two prize plonkers
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » Oh Jesus--I remember that guy now...Oh God, even the 'expose' that he'd lied about his 'wealth' and that he was just plain 'Gavin Murphy'... He even outed himself, but like, nobody gave a toss. Also remember him on 'The Farm'...with a range of plonkers, and Twink, the ultimate plonker.(I think that show you mention was either on late night RTE 2 or late night TV3). Gavin Murphy was one of the most self obsessed people you'd see on tV.https://www.independent.ie/life/a-tigers-tale-party-boy-gavin-lambemurphy-on-penning-tellall-book-of-cocaine-fueled-party-years-34377853.html Katy French annoys me no end. The media spun her into this 'oh my God, she's famous' supermodel-she was standing on grafton St in a bikini selling mobile phones. G'way. She also had all these amazing chances, and threw it all away. The media gave her so much publicity, her and so many vaccuous useless people. She was like an IRish Anna Nicole Smith-so many opportunities, and she blew it. Then the media tried to spin it as a 'tragedy' and it's like 'lads, she knew the risks of cocaine-everyone did'. I remember round the time she died, well, weeks before, Ian O'Doherty was doing the 'don't tell me what to do with my body' regarding doing cocaine, then weeks later, quite a number of deaths-murders by shooting and Katy dead.
Ralf and Florian wrote: » Haven't heard much of Lee Dunne in recent years but presume he must be getting on in years. I was surprised when i found out that he wrote a series of risque novels that were banned in the 70's as I'd thought he was a cabaret singer type entertainer, I'm sure I used to get him mixed up with Sonny Knowles for some reason.
Ralf and Florian wrote: » No one made him to go to the gym or diet I'd say.
branie2 wrote: » I didn't see it, but Bibi Baskin was on the Ray Darcy show on Saturday.
youwould wrote: » I had forgotten about those. Pity he can't do a few more, might teach the current crop at RTÉ how to conduct an interview or do a game show.
ChunkyLover54 wrote: » Agreed. He was a brilliant broadcaster Mike Murphy. Intelligent with just the right amount of dry humour.
Ash.J.Williams wrote: » Al Porter
HeidiHeidi wrote: » Whatever else you can say about Al Porter (and I'm sayin' nutting!), I really don't think you can say he's "suddenly vanished out of the spotlight" right now
mikemac2 wrote: » Samantha Mumba Had a song that hit number 1 for ages around 2000 and it was very catchy, I liked it She covered a David Bowie song which wasn’t so good I know she tried a comeback concert around 2004/2005 which was cancelled after selling hardly any tickets, where did she go?
curioser wrote: » Didn't she cross an RTE luvvie who then told her that she would "never work in this town again"?
HeidiHeidi wrote: » Well she was on Irish Celeb Masterchef recently, so she obviously got over that hurdle! She also popped up as a guest appearance at a Swing Cats gig in the olympia, and I have to say she was fantastic.
Westwood wrote: » Al porter
George White wrote: » www.holly.ie Becs from Dan and Becs now a vegan beauty blogger.
mikemac2 wrote: » Samantha Mumba...
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » She did a show, years ago, with Harvey Goldsmith 'trying to revive her career'...and she came across very badly. Seriously. Didn't listen to a word he said, turned up late for appointments. When he tried to get the poor selling show shut down, she went on the Late Late to promote it. (As the saying goes, never attach your name to a bomb) then shortly afterwards, the concert was axed. She doomed her own career. She was supposed to have scored a presenting gig with TV3-after celebrity masterchef (the 6 O'Clock show). I imagine she was still difficult, hence she wasn't kept on for too long.
El Tarangu wrote: » A strange one that - I remember being in the states in about 2009 or 2010, and when I told some girls I was from Ireland, their immediate response was 'oh - like Samantha Mumba'; 'oh yeah Samantha Mumba, I remember her', etc. - the fact that, years after the songs came out, Samantha Mumba was their first frame of reference when someone mentioned Ireland seems to indicate that she was quite big there for a (short) while.
