Greg James is one of the BBC's in-demand rising stars with a regular breakfast show on Radio One. But it seems that one place he probably won't be appearing in the near future is on the One Show. Because he has a fear of becoming too much like Alan Partridge.
James told Digital Spy's 'Secret Obsession' video series that: "this is something I haven't admitted to anyone, maybe except my own wife, ever since they did the show on BBC One called 'This Time with Alan Partridge', which is essentially a piss take of 'The One Show', I haven't been able to say I'd like to host 'The One Show."
When he was asked to be a guest host he turned them down. "I think it's too much like Partridge and I can't do it without thinking I have actually become him, so 'The One Show' is done for me."
James revealed that he is a Partridge obsessive: "I try to get in as many Alan Partridge quotes into my own shows....I even have a cardboard cut-out in the spare room where I get dressed early morning. He's right next to the mirror, so I look at him and look at me to check I haven't dressed too much like him."
