{"id":418784,"date":"2026-04-26T18:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418784\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T18:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T18:03:26","slug":"vogue-williams-weighs-in-on-late-late-show-host-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/418784\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogue Williams weighs in on Late Late Show host debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As speculation continues to swirl around the future of The Late Late Show, Vogue Williams has weighed in on who she thinks could take over, and she\u2019s got a couple of strong contenders in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Vogue shared her picks in the event that current host Patrick Kielty steps away from the iconic RT\u00c9 gig.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come at a time when questions are continuing to mount over Kielty\u2019s long-term future on the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/late-late-patrick-kielty-007-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1748294\"  \/>Pic: RTE<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Deirdre O\u2019Kane, she\u2019d be great,\u2019 Vogue said to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/style\/celebrity\/vogue-williams-i-was-on-a-hike-with-my-sister-in-howth-recently-and-i-said-hi-to-three-people-and-none-of-them-said-hello-back-to-me\/a465187826.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Independent<\/a>, before also praising Miriam O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know Miriam won\u2019t take it, but god she\u2019s good, isn\u2019t she? I don\u2019t think she\u2019d want it, it\u2019s a tough gig.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/03\/28\/entertainment\/celebrity\/patrick-kielty-options\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a>, the Co Down native is believed to be \u2018weighing up his options\u2019 amid a challenging period both professionally and personally. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vogue-Williams_0f3505.jpg\" alt=\"Vogue Williams\" class=\"wp-image-1746814\"  \/>Pic: Joe Maher\/Getty Images for the NTA\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>The demands of hosting Ireland\u2019s most high-profile Friday night slot, combined with a cross-channel commute between London and Dublin, have reportedly left him exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>Insiders have suggested that the pressures of the role, alongside changes in his personal life, could influence whether he remains in the job long-term.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also been growing criticism around the show itself, with viewers and industry figures questioning everything from the format to the calibre of guests. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777226606_228_5973-0053.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Kielty pictured on the RT\u00c9 Late Late New Years Eve special. Pic: Andres Poveda\" class=\"wp-image-1732400\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7143350902963794;width:610px;height:auto\"  \/>Pic: Andres Poveda<\/p>\n<p>Once a cornerstone of Irish cultural life under legends like Gay Byrne and later Ryan Tubridy, some believe the show has struggled to maintain the same level of influence in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why the question of \u2018who\u2019s next?\u2019 is already being asked, even if no official decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Kielty remains in the hot seat, but the speculation shows no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As speculation continues to swirl around the future of The Late Late Show, Vogue Williams has weighed in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-418784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}