Meanwhile, RTE said an average 413,000 watched Friday night’s Late Late Show - but Dermot Bannon’s Room To Improve trumped them all as an average 427,400 watched Sunday night’s second episode.Ī spokesman for RTE said: "The Late Late Show was watched by an average of 413,000 across RTÉ One and RTÉ One+1. Trying to answer the question and she shut it down and he brought it up again, even though she didn't want to answer. Awkward to watch but she handled it well.”Īnd another added: “V inappropriate question poor Amy H. While a third penned: “Tommy had a very rare misstep tonight with Amy Huberman and a question about sex. She handled it brilliantly though.”Īnother said: “Where did the shift in this conversation come from? Awk-werd. One person wrote: “Hugely creepy interview from Tommy Tiernan last night with Amy Huberman as he questioned her about sex. The Dubliner decided to answer the question, focusing more on the importance of human touch and loving the people around you, but viewers were outraged that she had been asked such an intrusive question.Ī horde of people took to Twitter to complain about the interview and said it left them “cringing.” He then asked if her sex life is different now to how it was when she was younger before adding: “If it’s an unfair question, we can leave it.” But that’s not necessarily about sex.”Īmy replied: “And that’s that conversation dealt with.”
“It’s not something you often hear Irish men in their 50s say, but it’s really important for me to be able to spend that time with my wife being physically intimate. Speaking to the comedian, Amy discussed how she balances her work life as a mum-of-three, her Jewish ancestry, and how marrying a sportsman helped her to add discipline and routine to her life.īut things took a turn when Tommy changed the subject and asked the actor about her sex life, saying: “Without incriminating the people that we live with, I wonder could we talk about sex?”Īfter receiving a laugh from an embarrassed Amy, Tommy continued: “I’m much more interested now in intimacy and shared, physical space with my wife and sex can be a part of that. Some viewers claimed they were left “uncomfortable” after Tommy tried to ask Amy about her sex life with her former Ireland rugby captain husband Brian O’Driscoll. Rte didn't specify what the complaints were about but the comedian already received backlash at the weekend over his questions to actress Amy Huberman. 34% share on RTÉ 1 and 5% share on RTÉ 1 + 1.” “Tommy Tiernan Ratings including + 1 and RTÉ Player is 418,000. RTE revealed an average 418,000 people tuned into the RTE One show – an extra 3,000 viewers compared to last Saturday week’s show.īut the national broadcaster revealed it received 13 calls and emails regarding the show.Ī spokesman said: “RTÉ received nine emails and four calls from members of the public who were unhappy with the elements of the programme. AS MANY as 13 disgruntled viewers complained to Rte after they were unhappy over “elements” of Tommy Tiernan’s chat show on Saturday night.