Career trashing moments

There are times when celebrities have done their careers a lot of harm by doing something really stupid. Here are a couple of those.


Hughie Green

From when ITV started in the 1950s, Green was a behemoth of a figure hosting numerous shows. The mos famous of these was  the talent show Opportunity Knocks which gave big breaks to the likes of Les Dawson, Pam Ayres, Tom O'Connor, Little & Large and Lena Zavroni to name a few. But behind the scenes Green was making enemies with his behaviour. Things came to head in 1978 when Green used Opportunity Knocks as a vehicle for him to air his right wing political views. Despite Opportunity Knocks popularity it was axed and Green suffered exile from British TV screens save for the odd chat show appearance. Green hit the news after his death in in 1997 when it was revealed he was the biological Father of Paula Yates


Kenny Everett

Everett made his name on the pirate radio station Radio London and was one of the group of DJs who worked for BBC Radio One that included Terry Wogan, John Peel and Tony Blackburn.. In what would be one of many occasions Everett would have with the powers that be he was sacked after making comments about the then Transport Ministers wife paying a bribe to pass her driving test.  In 1978 Everett made the move to TV with the Kenny Everett Video Show which saw him bring the characters that he played on his radio show like Sid Snot along guest appearances by the likes of Kate Bush, Freddide Mercurary, Rod Stewart and Cliff Richard. Just before the 1983 General Election Everett appeared at a Young Conservatives even where he enthused the crowd by saying Russia should be bombed and that then Labour Leaders Michael Foot's walking stick should be kicked away from. him. Everett's anti establishment reputation was in tatter. This led to a very tense interview with Sinead O'Connoer on Irish TV. Before his death in 1995 Everett focused mainly on his radio career.