David Baddiel among celebrities to react to Miriam Margolyes’s ‘f*** you’ to Jeremy Hunt

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy David Baddiel, Kathy Burke and Krishnan Guru-Murthy are among the celebrities who have reacted with joy to Miriam Margolyes swearing about Jeremy Hunt live on Radio 4’s Today programme. They know what’s coming as soon as she takes a breath.” Actor and comedian Burke wrote: “Miriam Margolyes makes my day again by saying ‘f*** you’ on Radio 4.” She added: “My first professional acting job, aged 17, was the film Scrubbers which also featured Robbie Coltrane and Miriam Margolyes. The naughty ones were nothing but inspiring.” Posting crying-laughing emojis, news presenter Guru-Murthy wrote: “The truth is you only book Miriam Margolyes to be live on air if you are either hoping she says something outrageous, or are a new producer who has never seen her on anything before.” Miriam Margolyes and Jeremy Hunt TV presenter Anneka Rice posted: “A joy to start the day to Miriam Margolyes saying ‘f*** you’ on Radio 4. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free “That was hilarious, I’m pretty sure Robbie Coltrane would wholeheartedly approve of Miriam Margolyes giving him a beautiful eulogy, and then telling Jeremy Hunt to f*** off live on Radio 4,” added another person.