They showed me clips of people in various stages of undress and mental disarray. I sent in a voice tape, then got called in to meet the producers. The idea was to show you repressed Brits that there was some lightness, craziness and freedom on this cold, dark continent called Europe. When I meet Brits aged between 30 and 50, they tell me, “We weren’t allowed to watch Eurotrash, we had to hide behind the sofa while our parents were watching.” It traumatised a whole generation in the UK. It was like a window on the crazy world, which today you can access with a click. There were lots of complaints but we loved being outrageous. These days you have to be so cautious but back then, there were no limits. Usually for that slot, it was under a million. ![]() Between 2 million and 3 million people watched. We broadcast at 10.30pm, which was perfect because by that time, everyone in Britain is drunk and feeling much looser. We tried not to make fun of them but make fun with them. Sometimes it could be frightening, but by spending time with these people, you could tell their stories better. ![]() We’d look at all these strange kinks and subcultures. Viewers enjoyed the way I pronounced certain phrases, especially “butt cheeks” and “dickhead”. ![]() Photograph: Baril Pascal/ABACA/Shutterstock ‘We had a flirtatious relationship’: Jean-Paul Gaultier and Antoine de Caunes in 1994.
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