Byrne: 'Dell'Olio did the b*llocks'

Jason Byrne has claimed that Nancy Dell'Olio "mucked in" on reality show Marco's Kitchen Burnout.

The Irish stand-up, who competes against Dell'Olio and Debra Stephenson on this week's programme, said that he thought the socialite would moan throughout the reality series. However, the comic claimed that apart from her inappropriate clothing, she got involved with all the challenges.

"She was great fun. I was only with her for two-and-a-half days, but I kept calling her The Countess because all the clothes she wore were beautiful," he told DS. "She also wore rubber high heels in the kitchen!

"She was so nice though. I don't know that world. Being a comic, I don't live in that fantasy land where people are famous for being famous. I thought she'd do nothing and moan. But she f**king did everything!

"She did the b*llocks! I thought, 'I'd love to hang out with her!' She got her hands mucked in, chopped, did s**t, and not once did she moan. Occasionally, she might say, 'I am a little hot... I think I may fall over Marco', but otherwise, always polite and grateful."

He joked: "But she was Italian, so cooking wise I was f**ked from the start."

Marco's Kitchen Burnout airs on Friday at 9pm on ITV1.