Eamonn Holmes has lifted the lid on some of the famous faces he has interviewed as he prepares to “tell it like it is” at an East Renfrewshire venue.

An audience with the world’s longest-serving breakfast television anchor will take place at Eastwood Park Theatre, in Giffnock, on Wednesday, October 18 from 7.30pm.

It will see the broadcaster share his personal story including growing up in the troubles, an experience which he says “made him much less scared of people and things” and his break into TV at a young age.

It also promises to reveal more on the big interviews, scary moments and controversies during a 43-year career, which has allowed him to meet his TV heroes like Captain Kirk and even become friends with his favourite James Bond Roger Moore.

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But while he has spoken to many of the biggest names in the world over the years from prime ministers to presidents, the Royals and celebrities, he has no hesitation when it comes to naming his favourite interviewee.

The 63-year-old told the Barrhead News: “The most enjoyable interview for me to always do was with Barry Humphries, who was Dame Edna Everage.

“To talk to that man, you just knew you were in the company of genius and that was just so blissful to know.

“To relax and realise you're in the best of hands. So, hilarious, funny and intelligent and you could talk about anything. History, politics, current affairs. Anything and everything.”

Sir Alex Ferguson “would always be up there” from a Scottish point of view, added the Manchester United fan.

But while Australian comedian Barry, who passed away in April, was easy to work with, it was a slightly different story when it came to disgraced TV star and serial sex predator Jimmy Saville.

“He was very controlling,” explained Eamonn.

“He only did what he wanted to do and he was very quick on saying things like, if I said, ‘Right, we'll go through here, we'll do this’, he would say, ‘Well, no young, young man, what we'll do is this and this'.

“He was very in control of whatever the image he was trying to create. It’s very it's hard to explain, but you just knew he was the boss.”

The evening next week promises to be packed with tales and insights such as this when he heads up to Glasgow and Scotland - “his favourite place in the world”.

Indeed, Eamonn, who was seven years behind legendary Celtic manager Martin O'Neill at the same school in Belfast, said he feels that Glasgow is very like his home city.

"I love being there and what I love most is the people, they are just so approachable," he told the Barrhead News.

He will be interviewed in-depth at the venue by great friend of 30-plus years and fellow broadcaster Bill McFarlan, who is from Whitecraigs.

“I'll see what the public want to talk about and if they want to talk about certain things we’ll talk about certain things and if they don’t we won’t,” he said.

“There will be no sort of agenda that I must talk about this and that.

"Hopefully people will be interested in all the tales because gosh it's a long time since I was 19 and I've been on TV and that's a lot of programmes and a lot of issues to have covered.”

Asked if he would touch on the controversy involving his former colleague Phillip Schofield, he replied: “I have nothing to hide from that.

“All I would say is that, you know I'm still here talking about things openly.

"He’s not, so we'll just see what happens.”

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