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Ita Buttrose hits back over Denise Drysdale comments

"If it weren’t for me she wouldn’t have the job at all," says veteran performer.

Ita Buttrose has hit back at her former Studio 10 colleague Denise Drysdale who yesterday told HIT FM she would not miss the veteran on the show.

Asked to respond by KIIS FM she said, “I don’t really want to talk about Brussel sprout-gate but I will just for once. It was not one sprout. It was a bowl-full, a bowl-full.

“I didn’t throw any sprouts. I was working. This was our Christmas shoot and I was working,” Buttrose said.

“Now that’s all I want to say about it because it’s a long time ago and I’m tired of it coming up. I know you all love to ask about it but I’m over it.

“I’m sorry Denise feels like that but there you go. Actually if it weren’t for me she wouldn’t have the job at all.”

Drysdale was brought onto Studio 10 in a job-sharing arrangement in 2016.

Pressed further on Drysdale’s remarks yesterday Ita Buttrose added, “I can’t really comment on Denise’s behaviour and I don’t really want to.

“I’ve really enjoyed being on Studio 10. We’ve all had a really good time. We’ve worked really hard to make the show what it is and there’s lots of other people there who are part of the team and that’s about as much as I want to say about that, about anyone else’s behaviour.”

But the feud may not end there with Drysdale due to speak to Kyle & Jackie O this morning for an unknown announcement while former executive producer Rob McKnight’s legal action against TEN begins next week.

TEN has also confirmed Denise Scott and Angela Bishop as new permanent presenters on the show.

10 Responses

  1. After reading over a thousand comments on the Studio10 Facebook page, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of the shows viewers would have preferred Denise left, rather than Ita.

  2. Denise has form with feuds – her stint on Hey hey with Daryl Somers ended badly with lots of sniping on her part. Always thought it was Somers who was difficult but now…

    1. It was Somers who couldn’t handle Denise being funnier than him. Ita is a bit like The Queen. She was not amused. Go Ding Dong, you are still there, outlasting them all.

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