Matt, 41, and co-host Alex Jones, 41, were joined on The One Show by legendary entertainer Elaine Paige, 71, and screenwriter Richard Curtis, 62.
After discussing tomorrow night’s BBC Comic Relief telethon with the latter, Matt and Alex then quizzed Elaine about her participation in a one-off special of All Star Musicals, set to air on ITV this weekend.
The show will see actor and entertainer John Barrowman, 52, as master of ceremonies as seven celebrities take to the stage to perform a number from a musical.
However, it was when the discussion turned to the host of the one-off special did Elaine have to be warned the programme was a “family show,” when she spoke about an interaction she had with the John.
It’s a family show, don’t forget
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Before telling her tale, Elaine said: “That was lovely to work with him again because I haven’t worked with him since I don’t know when,” with the show having already been recorded ahead of its broadcast this Sunday.
After Alex said the actor is known for being a bit cheeky, Elaine remarked: “He’s very naughty, you know that. He’s a prankster.”
Beginning her story, Elaine said: “I can remember when I was in Anything Goes with him we used to have a dressing room next to each other and every night he would come into my dressing room.
“He would always either come in a grotesque mask or something and frighten me out of my life or moon me from behind the door.”
Speaking about a time she got her own back on John, Elaine told the presenters: “One night I heard the next night, he was going to come in naked.”
In-between breaths, host Matt
