‘I want him to be knighted!’ Russell Howard sends GMB viewers WILD as he swigs cider at 9.15 AM during live interview with Lorraine Kelly
He was due to be partying on his brother’s stag do this week.
Yet after lockdown scuppered his plans, Russell Howard still found a way to make his sibling smile on Friday amid a live interview with Lorraine Kelly.
The comedian, 40, swigged on a can of cider during Good Morning Britain as a dare from the stag group – but after failing to explain this on the show – he left viewers baffled.
Pour it up: Russell Howard, 40, swigged on a can of cider during an interview on Friday’s Good Morning Britain, leaving both his mother and viewers at home baffled
Shocked viewers took to Twitter in amusement, penning: ‘It’s basically airport rules apply; get on it at 7 in the morning.’; ‘a 9am can of cider? The joys of lock down!’; ‘An absolute legend @russellhoward’;
‘Watching @GMB on plus 1….did Russell Howard just take a swig of cider at 9.15 in the morning?!’; ‘Be like @russellhoward and do some morning drinking :D’; ‘Always like Russell Howard. He really makes me laugh and seems like a genuinely great bloke. But now drinking a cider at 9:15 on national TV i want him to knighted’;
‘Russell Howard sinking a thatchers at 9am on live tv is a good enough excuse for anyone to get ’em in early doors, hahaha class that’; ‘@russellhoward drinking a can of Thatchers at 9am on #gmb is the definition of #lockdown vibes across the nation! #legend’; ‘So funny! Loved it’
Cheeky: After lockdown scuppered his brother’s stag do plans, Russell still found a way to make his sibling smile amid his live interview with Lorraine Kelly
Confused: Shocked viewers took to Twitter in amusement to check if they were correct in seeing Russell swigging cider and laughing at the prank
‘if I had to pick one person to have a lock down with!!!!!! Russell it’s 09:13 AM – pass us a can will you. lol’; ‘@russellhoward were you drinking cider at 0915? That is a strong effort’
‘@russellhoward drinking a can of Thatcher’s cider at 9.15am on the TV good on you Russell. Legend!’; ‘@russellhoward drinking cider on morning television is the exact motivation I needed to kick start my day Clinking beer mugs’; ‘Russell Howard drinking a thatchers gold at 9.15 am on good morning britain fantastic what a guy #russellhoward’.
The TV personality took to Instagram after the show to clear up any confusion, explaining: ‘For all the people wondering why I was knocking back cider on breakfast tv.
‘It was my meant to be my brothers stag do today so I was dared into it. I couldn’t let him down!’
Not normal behaviour: The TV personality took to Instagram after the show to clear up any confusion, explaining that it had been a dare from his stag group
Russell is currently living with his parents during the lockdown period, explaining that he is distancing himself from wife Cerys as she works on the NHS frontline.
He told Lorraine: ‘My wife was having six months off as a doctor. As soon as the crisis happened, she went straight back to work.’
Speaking about their decision to temporarily live apart in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, he continued: ‘It’s just incredibly tough.
‘I’m just immensely proud of her, of all of [the NHS workers.] It’s incredibly tough, but I’m just immensely proud of her, of all of them.
‘She’s got lots of friends who are doctors and nurses and they just crack on.’