The BBC are set to air a controversial episode of Through The Keyhole later this month – for the first time in 25 years.
The series gave viewers an insight into celebrities’ homes while a star-studded panel attempted to guess which star the property belonged to.
In the episode filmed in 1999, Loyd Grossman explored Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Ahead of the businessman, 78, being inaugurated as the 47th US President on January 20, the old episode of Through The Keyhole will air the week before.
Trump previously served as President from 2017 to 2021 before being succeeded by Joe Biden.
Through The Keyhole made its debut on screens back in 1987 and was famously presented by Sir David Frost and Lloyd Grossman.
The BBC are set to air a controversial episode of Through The Keyhole later this month – for the first time in 25 years
In the episode filmed in 1999, Loyd Grossman explored Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida; pictured 1999
Leigh Francis – otherwise known for his popular character Keith Lemon – presented the latest revival from 2013 to 2019.
The most recent series on ITV featured the likes of Pamela Anderson and Katie Price, however, the revival’s axing was confirmed by February 2020.
Following the show being axed, Melanie Sykes claimed in 2023 that TV producers failed to act after she complained that comic Leigh made humiliating jokes about her to a live audience while they filmed the ITV show.
Ms Sykes said Francis made explicit sexual gags about her for three hours, including: ‘I bet your a*****e smells of flowers.’
The radio and television presenter said the TV production company Talkback, founded by the comedy duo Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, ignored her when she complained.
Speaking on fashion PR Lynne Franks’s podcast Frankly Speaking, Ms Sykes said: ‘I went into the studio and I didn’t think Keith was going to be like he was on the other show he does [Celebrity Juice] where it’s all sex and blowjobs and talking about people’s a*******s.’
Ahead of the businessman, 78, being inaugurated as the 47th US President on January 20, the old episode of Through The Keyhole will air the week before
Through The Keyhole made its debut on screens back in 1987 and was famously presented by Sir David Frost and Lloyd Grossman; pictured 1989
In more recent years, Leigh Francis – otherwise known for his popular character Keith Lemon – presented the latest revival from 2013 to 2019
But she added: ‘I sat there for a three-hour record and he did all that stuff to me verbally to entertain the live audience — because it was never going to make the edit of the show – so he used me to entertain the audience.’
Through the Keyhole with Donald Trump airs on BBC Four & BBC iPlayer on Thursday January 16, 2025 at 7.30pm.
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