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16-10-2009, 04:57 PM
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Paul O'Grady has confirmed that he will move back to ITV in 2010.
The comedian is to front (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a181926/paul-ogrady-agrees-to-itv-return.html) a new primetime Friday night chatshow on ITV1 following a dispute (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a180485/paul-ogrady-pessimistic-over-c4-future.html) with Channel 4 over planned budget cuts to his daily programme.
O'Grady originally launched his teatime series on ITV1 in 2004. However, he defected (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a28044/paul-ogrady-inks-deal-with-channel-4.html) to Channel 4 in January 2006 and went on to publicly criticise the way he had been treated by his former employers.
Revealing the reasoning behind his latest switch, the star told The Mirror: "My overwhelming feeling is that this is right for me now. I know that when I left ITV four years ago it was a terrible parting, daggers drawn.
"Hands up, I called them fit to burn. That's the way I am. My gob gets carried away with me and I regret mouthing off later. It's a bit like falling out with a mate. You lose it, tell them to bugger off and then two weeks later you've made up.
"I'm aware there will be accusations of hypocrisy but I've always made it clear I was referring to certain people in the old hierarchy - not the company as a whole."
O'Grady, who has suffered two heart attacks, also explained that concentrating on a weekly show will allow him to have "more respect" for his health. His new project is expected to launch next August.
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Paul O'Grady has confirmed that he will move back to ITV in 2010.
The comedian is to front (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a181926/paul-ogrady-agrees-to-itv-return.html) a new primetime Friday night chatshow on ITV1 following a dispute (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a180485/paul-ogrady-pessimistic-over-c4-future.html) with Channel 4 over planned budget cuts to his daily programme.
O'Grady originally launched his teatime series on ITV1 in 2004. However, he defected (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a28044/paul-ogrady-inks-deal-with-channel-4.html) to Channel 4 in January 2006 and went on to publicly criticise the way he had been treated by his former employers.
Revealing the reasoning behind his latest switch, the star told The Mirror: "My overwhelming feeling is that this is right for me now. I know that when I left ITV four years ago it was a terrible parting, daggers drawn.
"Hands up, I called them fit to burn. That's the way I am. My gob gets carried away with me and I regret mouthing off later. It's a bit like falling out with a mate. You lose it, tell them to bugger off and then two weeks later you've made up.
"I'm aware there will be accusations of hypocrisy but I've always made it clear I was referring to certain people in the old hierarchy - not the company as a whole."
O'Grady, who has suffered two heart attacks, also explained that concentrating on a weekly show will allow him to have "more respect" for his health. His new project is expected to launch next August.
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