Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show cancel Ray Mears appearance after Room 101 comments
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Organisers of the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show have cancelled an appearance by Ray Mears. The master of bushcraft and basher of caravans Ray Mears has been told he "acted in a less than professional manner" when discussing tourers on the BBC television show Room 101.
On the show, Ray stated the one of the reasons he hates our industry's pride and joy is because he gets stuck behind them. He also said: "I think they’re hideous. There are huge swathes of our coastline that are just covered in these things. I wouldn't mind so much if they were painted green, but they have to be white… Gleaming white!
"You go down to Devon and you look along the coast, and all you can see are cities of these displaced urban people in their ghastly white caravans."
When decided on whether or not to put them in Room 101, Frank Skinner concluded with: “Caravans, I can’t put in. I just think there’s something beautiful about them.”
What the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show said
In an official statement from the NEC show organisers, it was announced that: "[Ray Mears] will no longer be appearing as a speaker at the event in February."We were disappointed to hear his comments on TV, which were made and pre-recorded before we entered into discussion with Ray's agent. We feel his agent should have made us aware of this pre-recording the moment we began communicating.
"Knowing that these comments would come to light and then agreeing to work with one of Europe's largest shows of its kind, with tens of thousands attending, we feel he has acted in a less than professional manner.
"We have extended an invitation to him to attend the show in a personal capacity to meet, and speak to, visitors about the benefits of this timeless and much loved leisure option, enjoyed by millions of people every year across the nation
"The show will go on and we are looking forward to welcoming our other celebrities Matt Baker, Sally Gunnell and Melodie King to the NEC in February."
See the full episode of Room 101 here. For more information visit our NEC show page.
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