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AN INTERVIEW ON BBC took an unexpected turn for Irish journalist Caitríona Perry today when US musician Kid Rock asked her out on live television, saying she sounded “sexy”.
Perry, formerly of RTÉ, was interviewing Kid Rock ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington today. He played at an inauguration event yesterday alongside other pro-Trump acts, including Billy Ray Cyrus and The Village People.
When asked about his plans for the day, Kid Rock, who is a vocal Trump supporter, said he would be celebrating “the rebirth of America”.
He also said he hadn’t been drinking “any beer” since 1 January, while smoking a cigar throughout the interview.
“I’ve kind of been getting ready for the inauguration, working really hard,” he said, adding that he was thinking about visiting the Canadian embassy today and “maybe employing them to be our 51st state”.
He quickly followed up by asking Perry what her own plans were.
“What about you? What are you doing? Where you at?” he asked.
Perry replied that she had a long day of broadcasting ahead, adding that she didn’t expect to have “anywhere near as fun a day” as he would.
Kid Rock flirting on BBC News is some of the most awkward television you'll see this year. pic.twitter.com/IuYQbS083d
— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) January 20, 2025
Kid Rock then abruptly said: “I mean, I can’t see you right now, so I don’t know what you look like.”
To which Perry replied: “I look like I’m ready to hit the slopes. I’m in full on ski gear here.”
It’s a freezing day in the US capital, with temperatures well below zero. Trump’s inauguration ceremony was moved indoors due to the weather.
With the interview getting increasingly awkward to watch, Kid Rock then said:
“I love to go skiing. You sound sexy. You want to go with me?”
A few seconds of silence followed, before consummate professional Perry replied:
“Well we won’t get into that right here so we’re doing no skiing today. We’ve got a day of broadcasting to do.”
Perry thanked Kid Rock for the interview, saying, “Enjoy your day”.
“God bless,” he replied.
Caitríona Perry has previously had to professionally handle on-air compliments from the man who Kid Rock supports. In 2017, then President Donald Trump complimented her smile while she was covering a call between him and then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, while working as Washington correspondent for RTÉ.
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She handled that well in fairness to her
A dangerous time for all women
@Argus Romsworth: Man flirts with woman live on TV…Argus cranks out the hyperbole saying all women are in danger, because someone flirted…
Don’t be like Argus… brush it off and accept it like the awkward flirtation it was, I’ve heard a lot worse in nightclubs and bars
@John Darker: surely you’re just acting the daft
@John Darker: 100%
@Argus Romsworth: Why exactly? You’re just another far-left echo chamber.
@Comments Section Closed: to be fair they usually wait outside nightclubs for a lame gazelle at the watering hole
@John Darker: i think he’s talking about this type of behaviour while trump is being sworn in. Trump is a convicted rap1st
@John Darker: it’s one thing to experience this whilst at a bar or nightclub.
The issue here is that she was at work. He knew she was working. And he put her on the spot live on air. Another woman might have struggled to turn him down politely. And many men, especially the types who do this sort of thing in inappropriate settings (like when someone is working) can get violent when turned down.
The thing is.. Trump is the sort of man to encourage this type of male behaviour. THAT is what makes it an increasingly dangerous time for women.
@Argus Romsworth: grow up.
@Comments Section Closed:
What does my hair have to do with anything?
I mean, I personally prefer red/ginger, but that’s not exactly relevant here..
You want to see awkward try watching the big orange baby trying to dance to the Village people last night.
@Stanley Marsh: MAGA!
@Kieran Conroy: good comment.
Is this the same Kid Rock that wrote the lyrics:
“Young ladies, young ladies, I like ‘em underage see
Some say that’s statutory but I say it’s mandatory” ?
@Hayagriva: he was not talented enough to write WAP
Ah he won’t be interested when he finds out she’s over 18.
54 year old man takes a shot live on TV in an awkward flirtation move…
Makes headlines on the other side of the Atlantic..
We’re really at that level of news stories?
@John Darker: It’d be nice if women could be taken seriously as journalists, but that’s way beyond the level of the Trump and his followers
@Brendan O’Brien: Simp!
@Comments Section Closed: Caitríona Perry is certainly a journalist.
He learned from the master who thinks it’s all a bit of gas locker room banter…
@Steve McGarrett: “If she wasn’t my daughter, I’d be dating her right now”…. Isn’t that what his master, Trump, publicly said about his own daughter….. creepy or what.
Fortune favours the bold. Fair play to him. When has it become a crime to ask someone out on a date.
@gregory pym: It’s unprofessional, to say the least, do so in an interview on live tv. Sleazy middle aged man with a penchant for young girls. Who’s his hero again?
Creepy pr ck
Creep.
@Iano C: A real sleazeball. To be expected though when his hero is a misogynist and a sexual deviant.
Donie Trumpf a true bottom feeder
Oh the Irish establishment/Journal SJWs love this.
Ski jacket inside out.
Turn coat
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