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Ruby Wax Revives O.J. Simpson 'Banana' Anecdote on I'm A Celebrity

Her recollection drew nostalgic praise, with viewers urging the return of her BBC interview series.

Overview

  • On the ITV show, the 72-year-old presenter recounted that in 1998 O.J. Simpson pretended to stab her with a banana after an interview.
  • She said he told her “I did it” before adding “April Fool’s,” and she has previously alleged he made a similar April 1 phone call.
  • Wax described Simpson looking for a knife on a hotel trolley before grabbing the fruit, presenting the episode as his idea of a joke.
  • Viewers praised Wax on social media and urged broadcasters to bring back her 1990s BBC series Ruby Wax Meets.
  • She also revisited a 1999 sit-down with Donald Trump that she has called her worst interview after laughing when he said he wanted to be president.