Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

[Spearmint Rhino]

Is this the most cringeworthy moment at a party conference since Neil Kinnock's "ALRIIIGHT! ALRIIIGHT!" in Sheffield?*

Really bizarre speech from moustachioed former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips, introducing Home Secretary Alan Johnson.

Evidently ill-prepared (if prepared at all), she flirts with Johnson and Jack Straw, makes a baffling reference to Super Furry Animals, and... well, I can't do it justice. Just watch.

(*Yes, I know that wasn't a conference as such.)

[Brandenburger Toro]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Dear sweet little baby jesus and all the saints. I'm a minute in and I can't watch any more.

[TMA]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Dear me.

[Nishlord]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Jesus.

[Guest]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Blasphemy Alert.....

[Banana Banana]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

I was at Sheffield. I think this is worse.

Although the Neil Kinnock whooping was preceeded by a Simply Red singalong with Mick Hucknall. At least that didn't get on the Nine O'Clock News.

[Spearmint Rhino]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

I wanna bump this, because I don't feel it's getting the attention it deserves.

Maybe you've all watched it and it's sent you mute with horror.

[Alderman Barnes]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Pretty much so. It's astonishingly cringeworthy. Who is that woman?

[Spearmint Rhino]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

She's a television presenter, who for many years was one of the anchors of GMTV (lowbrow breakfast news'n'gossip show on ITV).

[RobW]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Jesus. Dare I watch anymore?

She was bad enough on GMTV.

[Levin]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

That really is terrible.

I feel sorry for the dignitaries who have to sit in front of everyone on the dais and applaud when applause is needed. Though Jack Straw seemed to enjoy Alan's discomfort.

[Banana Banana]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

She was on Question Time a few weeks ago and contributed a few sparkling gems of insight to the discussion. Including something along the lines that there must be something wrong with MMR because one of her friends children got sick afterwards...

Tedious, brainless, hasbeen: a female Ross King.

[E10 Rifle]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

If a BBC employee did that they'd get slaughtered.

Mind, what a hideous 'i'm-leaving-the-hall-right-now-and-downing-a-pint-instantly' moment it must have been to witness live.

[Bill Poster]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

I am now genuinely and actually nauseated.

[N est à?]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

A Top Tip in Viz once suggested that pensioners looking to keep warm in winter and economize on heating bills should think back to Neil Kinnock's outburst at Sheffield- the memory is enough to make anyone glow red hot with embarrassment.

Haven't watched this with sound on yet, but it looks like another energy-saver.

[WOM]

Fiona Phillips supports Labour: official

Is it good to describe someone as 'chummy'?

She likes the phrase "as well all know".

Alan Johnson (whoever he is) bares a resemblance to David Bowie.