Meat Loaf as soon as had a showdown with Prince Andrew that noticed the singer threatening to push the royal right into a moat.
The mythical singer, who died Thursday on the age of 74, claimed he advised the Duke of York “I don’t give a shit who you’re” after Andrew allegedly attempted to push him into the water whilst they filmed the “It’s A Royal Knockout” TV display in combination in 1987.
Meat Loaf additionally claimed the Queen “hated” him after the incident, which he mentioned was once sparked by means of Andrew seeking to shove him within the moat as a result of his then-wife Sarah Ferguson had it seems that been “paying consideration” to the musician.
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Talking concerning the TV particular in an interview with The Mother or father in 2003, which resurfaced following his dying, Meat Loaf mentioned of the display: “It was once nice amusing. I had a good time.”
“Fergie wasn’t precisely flirting with me, however she was once being attentive to me, and I believe Andrew were given a bit, I may well be improper, I’m simply studying into this, I believe he were given a bit jealous,” he recalled. “Anyway, he attempted to push me within the water. He attempted to push me within the moat.”
The celebrity persevered: “So I became round and I grabbed him and he is going, ‘You’ll be able to’t contact me. I’m royal.’ I mentioned, ‘Smartly you attempt to push me within the moat, Jack, I don’t give a shit who you’re, you’re goin’ within the moat.’”
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Meat Loaf was once joined by means of different stars, together with actor John Travolta, England football legend Gary Lineker and Welsh singer Tom Jones, within the star-studded charity sport display filmed on the Alton Towers amusement park.
The 4 groups had been captained by means of Prince Andrew, who ultimate week was once stripped of his army titles and royal patronages after a pass judgement on denied his movement to drop a sexual abuse lawsuit towards him, his then-wife Ferguson and his siblings Prince Edward and Princess Anne, all bedecked in pantomime-esque royal gowns.