Peter Andre was forced to apologise to BBC presenter Alex Grundon after the DJ took a cheeky ‘swipe’ at the singer for failing to show up to a scheduled interview.
The singer, 52, left listeners waiting live on air on Saturday, after disappearing just moments before he was due to join the show.
Addressing the awkward situation, Alex told listeners: ‘I need to take you into the world of showbiz for a moment,’
Comparing celebrities to his own mother, who he said would arrive hours early for any appointment, the presenter explained: ‘In the showbiz world, it is not like that — celebrities just get on with their lives.’
He went on to joke that when ‘some oink like Alex’ calls, stars aren’t likely to drop everything, suggesting that Peter could be doing anything from ‘cleaning the loo’ to ‘washing the car’ instead of answering his phone.
Later in the programme, Alex admitted the singer was ‘out of contact’, revealing that the team was doing their best to track him down.
Peter Andre was forced to apologise to BBC presenter Alex Grundon after the DJ took a cheeky ‘swipe’ at the singer for failing to show up to a scheduled radio interview (Peter pictured this month)
The singer, 52, left Alex (seen) and listeners waiting live on air on Saturday, after disappearing just moments before he was due to join the show
Playfully pleading with the star to get in touch, he added: ‘Please radio us, page us, text us, send us a carrier pigeon — we would love to hear from you, Peter.’
Delivering his cheekiest dig yet, Alex later thanked fans for messaging in to praise the show, before adding: ‘It is nothing without you guys, it is you that provides the content — thank you so much, because Peter Andre doesn’t, that’s for sure.’
Finally, the DJ revealed that the Mysterious Girl hitmaker had been ‘found’, announcing: ‘I don’t want to shock you, I don’t want to scare you, I don’t want to thrill you: Peter Andre has been found and he will be with us.
‘I know, cover your face with your hands, isn’t this exciting?! – in the next 30 minutes we’ll meet Peter Andre, alright?’
Moments later, Alex introduced Peter on the show and joked that he would have to put him ‘on a leash’.
Apologising on air, Peter said: ‘I apologise, I need it,’ before the pair went on to complete the interview as planned.
Daily Mail has contacted the BBC and Peter’s representative for comment.
It comes after Peter insisted that he knows how ‘hurt’ the Beckhams feel and said there is ‘so much going on behind closed doors’ in the fallout from Brooklyn’s attack as he appeared on Lorraine earlier this month.
Once the team finally tracked the singer down, Peter apologised live on air to Alex, saying: ‘I apologise, I need it’ after the presenter joked that he would have to put him ‘on a leash’ (Peter pictured 2025)
The singer appeared on the ITV show to chat to host Lorraine Kelly, 66, about his new album Legacy.
But the conversation soon turned to how he has been campaigning for there to be a law that under 16s are banned from using social media, and Lorraine then brought up the current Beckham family drama.
Earlier this month, the eldest son of David, 50, and Victoria, 51, took to Instagram to share a six-page statement, where he said he has no wishes to reconcile with his family and is standing up for himself ‘for the first time in his life‘.
Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz, 31, have been at the heart of the acrimonious divide that has resulted in them snubbing all significant family celebrations over recent months, including his father David’s milestone 50th birthday and knighthood.
Lorraine said: ‘The Beckhams… you have avoided that. Even though your kids are in the same way, have been exposed, been in reality shows and the rest of it, it’s really difficult. How do you stop that happening? The way that all this has fractured…’
Peter said: ‘And it’s sad. And they are nice people. I have met them many times, and they are really lovely people.’
He continued: ‘It’s a difficult thing, you know, we’re living in times where everything is open for discussion, everything.’
Lorraine replied: ‘It’s that thing again, you said about social media, because Brooklyn put that all out there. In days gone by, that would have been happening within the family, and we know, all families are complicated right?
‘Every family is complicated, nobody knows what’s going on inside most of them. That’s when everything is out there.’
Peter said: ‘That’s why I find it hard when everyone is giving their opinion on it.
‘You just don’t know! If I were to give an opinion, who is going to listen anyway? It doesn’t matter.’
He continued: ‘I would never, in something like that, I would never get involved.
‘I know that there will be so much going on behind that you just don’t know. There will be a lot of hurt within it all, and I would hate to see that all.
It comes after Peter insisted that he knows how ‘hurt’ the Beckhams feel and said there is ‘so much going on behind closed doors’ in the fallout from Brooklyn’s attack as he appeared on Lorraine earlier this month
Earlier this month, the eldest son of David, 50, and Victoria, 51, took to Instagram to share a six-page statement, where he said he has no wishes to reconcile with his family and is standing up for himself ‘for the first time in his life’
‘But it happens to everybody. I have had my fair share.’
Lorraine pointed out that he has had his ‘fair share of horrible criticism’ to which Peter said: ‘I don’t always not deserve criticism, I deserve criticism like everybody else.
‘I know my mistakes. I think you know, it’s about not trying to be someone that thinks I have a right to say about someone else’s family, when I’ve got things to deal with.’
Earlier in the interview, Lorraine asked the singer why he is ‘so worried about social media’.
Peter explained: ‘There is nothing worse than somebody who is on social media, their kids are on social media, sitting there trying to say that social media is bad.
‘But please understand, when we started social media, we started it all together, we had no idea how dangerous this was.
‘And now, with AI, it’s AI that is really becoming the problem, combined with social media. They can take an image of your child and create all sorts of things.’
Peter is dad to Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, who he shares with his ex wife Katie Price, 47 – who he was married to between 2005 and 2009.
The pair have been on our screens since they were born, and both have a huge following on their social media platforms.
His three youngest – Amelia, 12, Theo, nine, and Arabella, one – are from his marriage to Emily MacDonagh, 36.
They are kept out of the spotlight, and their faces have never been shared online.
Lorraine pointed out: ‘Your oldest doing their own thing, Junior is following in your footsteps, he’s doing music, Princess has got her own show.
‘You will be there helping them, making sure that they navigate all of this, because it is difficult. But your youngest, you’re very protective of your three youngest…’
Peter explained: ‘At first Emily was like, “I’m not letting them on social media”.
‘I thought she was being a bit harsh, I’m like “Come on!”
‘Everyone wants to show off their kids, “Oh look what my kid ate last night”. It’s what we used to do as parents, or what our parents used to do.
‘But then, when I started seeing as time went on, and AI started to get introduced, I was like “Thank God you have stopped them being on social media!”
‘So actually, I thank her, I can’t take the credit now, but I agree with that very much.’
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9:30am on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
