In a scathing rant, Steve Allen called Sarah Harding ‘desperate and ‘a drunk’ in an undiscovered clip.
LBC presenter, 67-year-old, was recently in hot water after referring to 19-year-old Strictly Come Dancing contestant Tilly Ramsey as a “chubby little thing”.
Allen critiques Sarah, who died in September from breast cancer at the age of 39, in a 2012 clip. She had gotten into a fight after she met Theo De Vries in Cape Town, South Africa, in a rehab clinic.
Shocking: An unearthed clip has emerged of Steve Allen calling Sarah Harding ‘desperate’ and ‘a drunk’ in a scathing rant
He said: Sarah Harding: Sarah Harding is a little needy, Sarah Harding is a little desperate. This is the dumbest 30-year-old you have ever met in your entire lifetime.
“It’s been a difficult few week for Sarah,” they say. Poor Sarah must have struggled to get up and put on make-up.
“She’s been through addiction and has had to deal with relationship problems. She’s a drinker! Let’s not waste any time with this woman. Let’s find out exactly what it is.
“She had a fight while on holiday with an ex-boyfriend, which was due to alcohol. It’s not a difficult few weeks. It’s all self imposed.
Audio: In a clip from 2012, Allen criticises Sarah, who died of breast cancer aged 39 in September, after she got into a fight with her ex Theo De Vries after meeting in a rehab clinic in Cape Town, South Africa (pictured in 2011)
Outrageous: Steve hit headlines after calling Strictly Come Dancing ‘s Tilly Ramsay , 19, ‘chubby’ in a disgusting outburst
“Her addiction is her problem, you solve it your way.” You are so pathetic that I don’t know what we can do to you.
It comes after Rhian Sugden and Megan McKenna both hit out at Allen amid calls to have him sacked from LBC radio over his shock ‘chubby’ comments towards Tilly.
Rhian took to social media Friday to call the radio presenter a “professional bully” as she recalled all the vile things he had said about her over the years.
Megan uploaded clips from Steve’s radio show on her Instagram, calling Megan ‘ugly’ and urging everyone to be kind.
Speaking out: Rhian Sugden and Megan McKenna have hit out at Steve amid calls to have him sacked from LBC radio over his shock ‘chubby’ comments towards Tilly
Steve hit headlines earlier this week after calling Tilly Ramsay ‘chubby’ in a disgusting outburst, to which she responded saying she had been ‘hurt’ by the shocking remarks.
Rhian, 35, shared her own story and said that the radio star had been a ‘vile’ to them over the years. She even left her in floods with tears as she listened to the radio criticize her.
She wrote: “Completely agree about Steve Allen having to be cancelled. He has been VILE to my over the years on LBC. He has been VILE to me many times.
Backlash: Taking to social media on Friday, Rhian branded that radio presenter (pictured) a ‘professional bully’ as she recalled all the ‘vile’ things he’s said about her over the years
Evidence: Sharing her own ordeal, Rhian, 35, told how the radio star had been ‘vile’ to her over the years and even left her in floods of tears as she listened to her slamming her on the radio
Question: When one Twitter user asked: ‘Why has he even got an issue with you? What have you done in your career or life to offend such a horrible man? Rhian quickly replied: “Good question. I have never met the man’
“Mocking my career, mocking and calling me a fool, a ‘wasteful of air’, and calling me a dreary washed-up, old woman’.
Rhian responded to a historical comment made by a Twitter user shaming him for his comments in the light Caroline Flack’s passing.
“Listening to him lying into me live on-air. Although other people were aware of his behavior, the professional bully was allowed to continue to hurt others for entertainment.
Making her feelings clear: After sharing her post on Instagram, Rhian then responded to fans telling her ignore the haters, with the beauty hitting out at ‘victim blaming mentality’
Change of mood: The glamour model the attempted to ‘lighten the mood’ by sharing a sizzling snap in her ‘very nice undies’, with Rhian looking stunning in a busty pink bodysuit
One Twitter user asked, “Why does he have an issue with me?” What have you done in life or work to offend such a horrible man?
Rhian quickly replied: “Good question. I’ve never met the guy.
Rhian shared her Instagram post, and fans encouraged her to ignore the hate. Rhian responded by blaming the victim mentality.
She wrote: ‘Please don’t message us saying – you should ignore the bully’s, the haters, and all those people who are nasty and annoying to you on an everyday basis. You’re giving these people the attention that they want.
“Please don’t tell my how to react to the abuse that I have been subjected to. It’s victim blaming mentality.
It affects and upsets my life. It’s completely uncalled for. I will call people out if I feel the need. [sic]
Shocking: Meanwhile, Megan played a clip of some of the rude comments Steve has made about her in the past, with one scathing tirade saying: ‘She’s the ugly one.
How rude: ‘I mean she really is ugly. She’s the one who’s ugly, and she abuses the privilege. You all know that they say ‘lived in face’ in her instance, squatters.
Uncalled for: While a second clip heard him slate her music career and singing voice after she knocked Taylor Swift off the number one spot in the charts
Strong message: Showing solidarity to Tilly and Gemma Collins, she simply penned in her caption: ‘#bekind Showing my support for @tillyramsay & Gemma x.’
The glamour model attempted to ‘lighten mood’ with a snap in her’very good undies’. Rhian looks stunning in a sexy pink bodysuit.
Megan, a 29-year-old, played a clip of some of Steve’s rude remarks about her in the past. One scathing tirade said: ‘She is the ugly one.
“I mean she really is awful. She’s the one who is ugly and abuses the privilege. They say “lived-in face” in her case, squatters.
After Taylor Swift’s loss to the number one spot on the charts, a second clip showed him listing her music career and singing voice.
Showing solidarity to Tilly and Gemma Collins, she simply penned in her caption: ‘#bekind Showing my support for @tillyramsay & Gemma x.’
Shock: It comes after Gemma Collins took to Instagram on Friday to share a bottom-baring selfie in response to Steve
In the midst of the support for Tilly’s cause, many celebrities have come forward to share their own experiences with being trotted and to call for Tilly to be fired. Gemma Collins, Amy Hart, and others are leading the charge.
Friday’s trolling campaign by Steve Allen saw the GC take to Instagram to share a selfie of his bottom.
The comments by the radio presenter come years after he called Gemma “fat” and likened her with Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt.
Gemma, 40 years old, wrote a long caption to accompany the smouldering snap. Gemma took aim at Steve and LBC in the comments before admitting that she was left feeling vulnerable by the situation.
Her passionate message was: “I’ve had some people this past week…month… ten years in the spotlight be rude to me…
“Firstly, I’m sorry my bright lights remind you how miserable you are. Secondly, Y’all need to remember who the FI IS… a Romford girl. She’s smashed it at so many levels. @tillyramsay was the target of my anger.
Hitting out: Alongside the smouldering snap, Gemma, 40, penned a lengthy caption, in which she took aim at both Steve and LBC for the comments, before admitting that she had been left feeling vulnerable over the situation and memory of his comments
‘Then I got attached to the story because of someone being cruel about me and do you know what guys it does upset you when it gets brought to light all day yesterday it was covered … is the radio station going to deal with this?…
“Everyone vote this weekend, and get behind @tillyramsay. If you can’t match what I’ve achieved, don’t bother…
“Having to live through the cruel comments of yesterday really has made my day vulnerable, but don’t worry. I’m going to get up and do my work today for anyone who has ever had to put up with such crap in their lives! X…
‘Kiss my big juicy a**’: Gemma Collins has spectacularly clapped back at LBC’s Steve Allen after it emerged that he had called her ‘fat’ and compared her to Jabba The Hutt in a slew of cruel tweets
“I was never given anything, I didn’t come to this country from a wealthy family. Everything I got I GOT IT, I paid for it, I made my own life through hard work RESPECT.”
Her new post comes after Gemma spectacularly clapped back at Steve, when she took to Instagram on Thursday to share a snap of a delicious slice of chocolate cake from high-end eatery Caffe Concerto and said ‘Kiss my big juicy a**’.
Former Celebrity Big Brother housemate wrote: ‘OOOOO STEVE ALLEN JOIN MY FOR SOME CAKE HUN, AND LEAVE THE LOVELY ATTILLYRAMSAY ALONE, SHE’S BEAUTIFUL’ THE GC HAS SKOKEN !!!! KISS MY BIG JUICY A**!!!!! [sic].
Gemma wasn’t the only reality star Steve picked apart, Love Island contestant Amy Hart revealed that she was also the one who received his cruel jibes.
Amy spoke to The Sun and revealed that she was called “desperate” and “pointless” by the radio host. She also claimed that Steve has targeted her family because Steve knows her uncle, as they are both members of The Magic Circle.
“I know that he brings up my family about once a week. He also speaks about my family, including my dad and mum, and how we are all so desperate for fame.
Amy said that Steve seemed ‘obsessed with her’ and added: “He says I don’t have any talent, I’m lazy, that’s it, I’m pointless, I’m desperate, etc.
“We contacted LBC, and they said that he trolls everyone. It’s his thing. I kind of took that.
Speaking up: Tilly then responded to the savage remarks with a lengthy Instagram post where revealed that she was ‘learning to accept’ herself but had still been left ‘hurt’ by the shocking remarks
He isn’t just taking aim at celebrities, but his own listeners as well. In 2013, he tweeted: ‘Some poor creature suggested many of my listeners were female and overweight, bloody mouth, nobody is allowed listen to over 10 stone.
The resurfaced tweets come after Steve said of Strictly contestant Tilly earlier this week: ‘I’m bored of her already. She’s a little chubby thing, isn’t? Have you noticed? I think it was her dad’s cooking, I should guess.
Tilly responded to the savage comments with a lengthy Instagram post in which she revealed that she was ‘learning how to accept’ herself, but was still ‘hurt by’ the shocking comments.
Controversial. Despite the outpouring support for Tilly, and mounting calls for Steve’s ouster from his LBC program, Julia Hartley Brewer spoke out in Steve’s defense
Shock: In the post, Tilly revealed that she was ‘learning to accept’ herself but had still been left ‘hurt’ by the shocking remarks
While there has been an outpouring of support for Tilly and mounting calls for Steve to be sacked from his LBC show, Julia Hartley-Brewer spoke out in his defence.
On Thursday’s episode, Talk Radio’s 53-year-old presenter claimed that obesity is a problem for doctors.
But viewers were quick to disagree online as many took to Twitter to call Julia ‘totally out of order’ and question ‘why can’t people just be kind?’
LBC bosses stood behind their presenter on Friday as he faced immense pressure to quit following his comments that he was bored with CBBC host 19-year-old host.
Support: Meanwhile, LBC bosses stood by their presenter on Friday after he described Strictly Come Dancing teenager Tilly Ramsay as a ‘chubby little thing’ live on air
He said to listeners Wednesday that she can’t dance. I’m bored with her already. You’ve noticed that she’s a very chubby little girl. He referred to Gordon Ramsay and said: “Probably her dad’s cooking, I should imagine.”
MailOnline understands LBC is resisting calls for Allen’s sacking and he will continue to present his morning show from 4am to 7am next week as normal. Allen was back on the air on Thursday and Friday, and will be back for the entire week.
LBC bosses do not plan to investigate Allen’s comments, and they have not responded yet to calls for his resignation.
Safe for now: Bosses at LBC have no plans at this stage to conduct an enquiry into Allen’s comments and, for the time being, have not responded to calls for his sacking (pictured in 2019)
Allen walked out of the building after the programme ended, which is broadcast from London’s Leicester Square.
MailOnline was informed by an insider that LBC has some who want Allen to stay. However, others are behind the calls for Allen’s resignation because they regard him as a dinosaur’.
According to an insider, Allen is a good friend of Eddie Mair and Nick Ferrari at LBC and is well-respected by other breakfast presenters.
LBC and Ofcom have not confirmed that any complaints have been filed. A spokesperson for Ofcom told MailOnline that they are still evaluating the complaints against broadcasting rules and are yet to decide whether to investigate.
Who is Steve Allen?
Steve, 67, first worked as a nightclub DJ where he met long-time friend Dale Winton and subsequently joined the United Biscuits Network, a radio station broadcasting to workers in the United Biscuits factories
UBN was closed in 1979 and Allen joined LBC to present the Night Extra program.
The Night is Young was then presented by him on the station.
Steve was the host of the afternoon show on LBC when it was divided into two stations: 1152 AM (FM) and 97.3 FM.
Steve currently hosts the LBC early morning show between 4am-7am Monday through Friday.
The show features discussion of stories from today’s newspapers as well as his personal anecdotes about daily life.
Allen published So You Want To Be a Celebrity in 2015
Steve, the man behind the voice: Steve (pictured 2012) hosts the early morning show on LBC between 4am-7am Monday through Friday