Emmerdale star Lisa Riley is all smiles as she poses for a snap with Peter Kay after heckler controversy
Lisa and Peter shared a joyous selfie together
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has proved that she harbours no ill feeling toward comedian Peter Kay following his recent heckler controversy. The Bolton funnyman made headlines after invoking the Emmerdale star’s name while dealing with a heckler.
According to reports, Peter grew frustrated after an audience member repeatedly shouted out ‘garlic bread’ during a recent gig. After having the person in question removed, another attracted his ire – a woman who shouted out “we love you Peter!”
According to MailOnline, Peter replied: “Oh Christ almighty. Bloody hell. I love Saturdays. Is he gone now? Alright, love I’ve heard you. Take her out and all while you’re up there will you? Take her out.”
He reportedly continued: “Go on, you’ve missed the ending and everything, what a shame with your [expletive] big gob drinking de-icer. Out you go. Go on, Lisa Riley, [expletive] off. Go on. Out you pop flower, go on. See ya.”
Peter Kay attracts controversy after Lisa Riley jab
This comparison had many offended, with the woman telling Manchester Evening News that she felt Peter was making a jab at her weight with the comment.
“I do feel he was on about my weight,” she told the newspaper. “I’m self-conscious about that so to go to a show and feel like you’re having the mick taken out of you because of your weight, I was just a bit shocked.”
The Mandy Dingle star, however, seems not to have taken it too seriously – attending his show on Saturday night, and even sharing a picture afterward.
Lisa Riley shows no hard feelings as she poses for a picture with Peter Kay
Posting to her Instagram account, Lisa shared a series of pictures from the show – including a group snap and a close-up selfie.
Lisa captioned the post: “THANK YOU so so so much Peter for the most fantastic night last night at @firstdirectarena. We laughed until it hurt – the show is absolutely hilarious. We were up until way gone midnight reciting all the jokes-northern at its absolute best.
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“My best mate Floss and my God-Daughter Chloe had the most beautiful night-smiling from ear to ear and still laughing this morning. It was OUTSTANDING…..so much nostalgia that warms your heart.”
No hard feelings, then.
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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