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\n\t\tAfter a storied career, I\u2019m A Celebrity star Ruby Wax\u2019s \u2018nemesis\u2019 has resurfaced (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tAfter a storied career, I\u2019m A Celebrity star Ruby Wax\u2019s \u2018nemesis\u2019 has resurfaced (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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Ruby Wax expressed frustration with Louis Theroux, accusing him of mimicking her interview style.<\/p>\n
She claimed their similar careers caused her to be overlooked and led to personal resentment.<\/p>\n
Ruby has discussed her jealousy and tension with Louis in multiple interviews, referencing their shared career trajectory.<\/p>\n
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Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission \u2013 learn more<\/a><\/p>\n As I\u2019m A Celebrity<\/a> star Ruby Wax<\/a> storm<\/a>s the jungle with her larger-than-life personality, fans are rediscovering her long-running clash with Louis Theroux<\/a>.<\/p>\n The American-British actor and comedian, 72, was once renowned for her witty, high-profile presenting career that catapulted her into stardom in the 90s through her BBC<\/a> show, When Ruby Wax Met, where she interviewed names like OJ Simpson<\/a> and Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n Since then, however, she has spoken about her displeasure towards her fellow British presenting icon for infringing on her territory by accusing him of copying her USP.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on I’m A Celeb\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n Louis, 55, rose to prominence as an on-the-ground BBC presenter in the late 90s and early 00s with his immersive and quirky interviewing style and ability to find himself in the most bonkers situations as a result.<\/p>\n As his profile rose, so did the calibre of his interviewees and, alongside his more investigative work, he is well-known for his one-to-one sit-downs with celebrities to uncover their life stories.<\/p>\n In a 2019 interview on the Adam Buxton <\/a>podcast<\/a>, she was asked about the tension between the two.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t She said:\u00a0\u2018I knew you were going to say that. Can we not discuss it? Everything we did, he took. I\u2019ve moved on. I have a new career but if you say that word [Louis] to me, I\u2019ll vomit.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019ve evolved but there\u2019s still a little bit of anger.\u2019<\/p>\n Responding directly to the statement during the Edinburgh TV Festival that year, Louis said: \u2018I also feel like people resenting you is kind of a compliment, not to be glib about it. I feel bad for her. I feel bad about it. And, at the same time, a little part of me is flattered that she would be so annoyed.\u2019<\/p>\n In 2020, she appeared on Louis\u2019 BBC Grounded With podcast where she clarified her comments, explaining that she caught up on his work that very morning before they recorded their chat.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s not you, it\u2019s what you brought up which is jealousy, envy, my failure, my dad\u2019s disapproval\u2026 It\u2019s my reality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018This morning I did look, I see what you\u2019re doing. It\u2019s great. You\u2019re good, it\u2019s what I should\u2019ve been doing. Except I came out of Girls On Top [an ITV show from 1985 to 1986], I was a persona \u2013 that\u2019s how I made my money.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t She added that the parallel between their careers has haunted her for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018[Your] name kept coming up over and over again, that it wasn\u2019t even your name anymore.<\/p>\n \u2018If I get in a taxi, it happens maybe more than once a week. They will say to me, \u201cDid you used to do what Louis Theroux did?\u201d Or they say, \u201cWhat happened to you?\u201d,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, on the podcast Dish<\/a> with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett in 2023, she explained why his name was banned, sharing: \u2018He was my nemesis.<\/p>\n \u2018I was quite bitter and angry, and then I had to give him two BAFTAs, not one, but two, so I forbade my children to ever use the name Louis. It\u2019s forbidden.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t Certainly, there was plenty of coincidence with Ruby\u2019s talk show running from 1996 to 1998 and Louis Theroux\u2019s Weird Weekends airing from 1998 to 2000.<\/p>\n After her show was axed, she even went so far as to say Louis was \u2018taking food out of my mouth and my children\u2019s.\u2019<\/p>\n As for whether she\u2019ll strike up any new feuds on I\u2019m A Celebrity, it remains to be seen. So far, she seems to have become part of an unlikely trio with young influencers Aitch and Angry Ginge \u2013 even learning lingo like leng ting in a bid to bond.<\/p>\n I\u2019m A Celebrity airs at 9pm on ITV1<\/a>.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Ruby](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275318438-f303.jpg\")
\n\t\tIn the 90s, Ruby had a hugely popular BBC interview series (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Louis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275318365-8b8b.jpg\")
\n\t\tAt the same time, Louis Theroux landed on the scene with his own interviewing personality (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Ruby](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275318379-daba.jpg\")
\n\t\tShe has even banned her children from saying Louis\u2019 name (Picture: Getty\/NBCUniversal)<\/p>\n![\"Louis](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275318440-460d.jpg\")
\n\t\tShe even appeared on Louis Theroux\u2019s own podcast in 2020 where she said she was angry with the broadcaster, not him (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"Ruby](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_275162983-a139.jpg\")
\n\t\tNow she is on I\u2019m A Celebrity, showcasing her vivacious personality to a new generation (Picture: James Gourley\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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