"A bit wonky": Miriam Margolyes rip into Australia
Beloved British comedian and actress Miriam Margolyes has ripped into Australia, suggesting that the country has gone downhill in recent years.
The 83-year-old has spent a lot of time Down Under as her partner of 50 years is Australian, and has always professed her love for the country.
However, during a candid chat with Kyle and Jackie O, Margolyes - who is an Australian citizen - said that Aussies have grown less polite in comparison to other countries.
Jackie O asked Margolyes about how polite modern Australians are, to which she replied, “Oh, f**k darling, terrible.”
“I love Australia, I think it’s a fabulous country,” she continued. “But I think it’s going a bit wonky at the moment, like the rest of the world. But no, I do care about it. And I am an Australian citizen.
“I became a citizen because my partner is Australian, and I wanted to be ever closer to Australia.”
The Harry Potter star, who is busy promoting her latest ABC series about New Zealand, went on to share that she’s grown to prefer it to Australia, admitting, “But now I think my allegiance has slipped slightly and gone to New Zealand.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Miriam and Kyle clashed as Sandilands brought up Donald Trump, to which Margolyes insisted she didn't want to discuss American politics.
“Oh, don’t tell me you’re one of these fools that don’t understand he’s going to bring greatness,” ranted Sandilands. “You’re not. Oh, you’ve been you’ve been twisted by the Whoopi Goldberg’s of the world. What a shame.”
In an attempt to skip over any tension, Margolyes replied, “I wouldn’t mind being twisted by Whoopi Goldberg!”
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