Eamonn Holmes slams Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony as 'pretentious rubbish' in on air rant
dailyrecord.co.ukEamonn Holmes has branded the Olympics opening ceremony a "load of pretentious rubbish".The veteran broadcaster didn't hold back on his GB News show this Monday, expressing viewers' bemusement at Friday's lengthy endeavour in Paris for the 2024 games. "I didn't know what she was singing about," he mentioned to co-presenter Ellie Costello regarding Lady Gaga's performance.Commenting on missing Celine Dion's act, Eamonn admitted: "She looked very well and it was all very nice.
I tell you what, I would have stayed with it to wait for Celine Dion, but I didn't," adding, "Three hours of that? I'm not sure."His views echo sentiments expressed by BBC live TV audiences from the event on Friday.
While celebrity performances and production dazzled, many couldn't help but feel the ceremony paled in comparison to London's 2012 extravaganza, remembering the iconic Queen Elizabeth II and James Bond scene, reports the Mirror.
Dissatisfaction bubbled over online, with one fan posting: "France is doing good but it's getting nowhere near the 2012 London Olympics #OpeningCeremony.
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