
Peter Kay recalls his revealing encounter with ‘dirty old perv’ Jimmy Savile
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Peter Kay has recalled a revealing encounter with disgraced TV star Jimmy Savile. What was all that about?” open image in gallery Disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile was revealed as a prolific sex offender after his death in 2012 Kay said that he and the producer had spoken about the disturbing interaction afterwards, with the unnamed producer telling Kay: “He licked the back of my hand.” “I know, I saw him, the dirty old perv,” Kay said he had replied at the time. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Coogan, 55, previously said that his decision to play the Top of the Pops host and paedophile was not one he “took lightly”.
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