Greg Wallace said he was “very sad” about the backlash from viewers over an interview in which he detailed his weekend routine.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the 59-year-old presenter said he spends two hours playing with his autistic and nonverbal son Sid, preparing dinner for his family, and playing computer strategy by himself. He talked about his weekend routine in detail. game.
The interview ended up making the rounds online, with a lot of ridicule directed at some of Wallace’s choices, but more serious criticism was leveled at him for apparently not spending much time with his son. Ta.
After the interview went viral, Mr Wallace expressed concerns about the backlash in an interview with the Telegraph.
Greg Wallace talks about his weekend routine in an interview with The Telegraph (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/PA Images)
“I felt so sad thinking about not being able to spend time with Sid.”
Regarding this criticism, Wallace said: “I didn’t mind Mickey bringing up Alan Partridge and I understood that. But I was very sad that I didn’t get to spend time with Sid and it hurt me deeply. And I “Yes,” he said. I’m also a little worried about society as a whole right now where massive online bullying seems to be some kind of crazy spectator sport.
“You’re playing in the garden with your son, you’re cooking dinner for the family, you’re playing computer games, and suddenly some people start calling me a monster. You’re wasting your time. You’re like, “I’ll do all the interviews and the block will be removed. That’s not all your time. I didn’t say I sat down and had tea with my mother-in-law.” not.”
“I didn’t say Anna was crawling on the living room floor while tickling Sid. [his wife Anne-Marie Sterpini] I laughed, because it’s not every minute of the day.
“You’re taking out the lump. I was up at 5 o’clock that morning. Do you know why? Because Sid was up at 5 o’clock in the morning.”
Wallace has also said in past interviews that he had no intention of having another child until he met his wife, who is 22 years his junior.
She wanted to start a family and their relationship blossomed, so he agreed to change his life plans, the Mirror reported.
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Wallace added: “I fell madly in love with Anna. I’d never met anyone like that. And we had a conversation early on, where she said, ‘I don’t want to get married. You know I want to have kids.” That’s what I want.And I said to her, “I wouldn’t have chosen to have a child at this age.” I was a single parent. [in the past after previous marriage].
“But as a young woman, I understand your situation and I love you dearly, so I couldn’t be happier. Let’s have a baby.”
“Now journalists know that, and it’s easy to investigate and find it. So to deliberately make a false report is dishonest and malicious. It’s not fair and it’s not right.”