Richard Wilkins and Sir Bob Geldof catch up live on air
Richard Wilkins is the man with a black book of celebrity contacts so it’s no surprise that he’s friends with rock legend Sir Bob Geldof.
The Boomtown Rats frontman was being interviewed for his own accomplishments, and the upcoming launch of his own independent radio station Disrupt Radio when he interrupted the interview to catch up with his old mate.
"Lovely to see you, you're looking well I have to say," Wilkins told Geldof.
Who replied: “I’m good how are you”, which Wilkins quickly responded to before asking his question.
After answering a few questions about his upcoming gigs with The Boomtown Rats, the rock legend couldn’t hold his excitement of seeing his old mate and asked Wilkins how he was, for the second time.
"How are things with you?" Geldof asked Wilkins.
To which a slightly flustered Wilkins replied: "I'm good man, I will give you a call after the show," as he tried to get the show back on track.
This elicited a chuckle from the Today Extra co-hosts Sylvia Jeffreys and Tim Davies who quipped “it’s not about you, it’s more about Bob” before steering the conversation back to the original topic of interest.
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