Brian McFadden tells British comedienne in foul-mouthed rant on Australia's Got Talent





A British-born comedienne was stunned when Australia's Got Talent judge Brian McFadden told her to '******* off back to England'.

Anne Ferguson-Howe, a 50-year-old who now lives Down Under, had hoped to impress the judges, who included pregnant Dannii Minogue, with her comedy routine.

However, she failed to raise much of a laugh and the audition in Brisbane descended into a bitter row with two members of the panel.

Channel 7 deleted the scenes from the final cut but not before the family show's reputation had been dragged through the mud.

Mrs Ferguson-Howe, a mother of two, claimed the row ignited when the third judge, Kyle Sandilands, made a comment about her weight.

She retaliated with a reference to the Australian Big Brother host's radio show, which prompted McFadden to jump in, saying 'Get off, get off'.


Mrs Ferguson-Howe told the Sydney Daily Telegraph: 'I then said to Brian "Listen pal, if you're going to dish it out, you've got to learn to take it back."

'Brian pulled his mike off, climbed on stage and very cleverly, without anyone hearing, said: "Why don't you just ******* off back to England?" '

Calling the episode 'horrific', Mrs Ferguson-Howe said that if she had been an overweight 20-year-old girl with low self-esteem, 'I think I would have gone home and shot myself'.

Interviewed later on current affairs programme Today Tonight, McFadden said: 'The problem I had with her today was, which she doesn't seem to remember, was that we have got kids in our audience and then she started to curse and use bad language.

'I didn't want this woman standing on stage screaming profanities when there are children in the audience.'

He was not going to apologise for his actions, because he believed he was in the right.

He added: 'As I was walking out, she came over, kept going and that's when I gave my little blast. I've got no problem - I'd say it to her again if she ever did that again in front of an audience full of kids.'

Sydney's Channel 7 network admitted the exchange had taken place but said they had decided to delete it before the show was screened.

A spokesperson said: 'The exchange was unacceptable and didn't fit with the vibe of the show, so it was deleted.'

Mrs Ferguson-Howe added that if she ever saw McFadden again she would 'whack him' or 'spit on him'.

It was a reference to Sandilands' use of a lie detector on a teenage rape victim that sparked off the vicious exchange.

Upset by the negative reaction to her act, Mrs Ferguson-Howe admits to saying to Sandilands: 'It's easy for you to sit there and have a cheap laugh. When was the last time you had a chat about rape?"'

'After I made that comment to Kyle,' she told the paper, 'everybody went mental'.

This is the latest scandal for McFadden, who has been embroiled in a bitter argument with ex-wife Kerry Katona for the past two weeks.

After calling Katona a 'pig-faced mole' as he hit back against her claims that he was a bad father to their daughters Lilly-Sue and Molly, McFadden accused the former singer of living 'in a fantasy world'.


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Originally Posted by 30stone (Post 3199854) LOL!!! Replace piers.. Brian > Dog **** > piers

Originally Posted by Patrick (Post 3199842) LMFAO I love how every country has suddenly 'Got talent' the minute after the UK made BGT.

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 3199885) It originated in America I believe, they did the first series and then the format got sold to companies in other countries.

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 3199885) It originated in America I believe, they did the first series and then the format got sold to companies in other countries.

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva (Post 3199790) [align=center] A British-born comedienne was stunned when Australia's Got Talent judge Brian McFadden told her to '******* off back to England'.

Originally Posted by DeejayAJ (Post 3200258) I'd of thrown the mic at the cocky b*stard. Whats worse in front of children, swearing (which I believe in Australia its the law to swear in every other sentance anyway) or ridiculing how someone looks? BS.

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 3199885) It originated in America I believe, they did the first series and then the format got sold to companies in other countries.

Originally Posted by keithafc (Post 3200555) Brian was in the right tbh.

Originally Posted by Jordannn! (Post 3200582) They started been rude and offence to her so she basically shut them up good for her. :) I want this women on BB ;)