Chat Ed : Good afternoon everyone, thanks for joining us for our live webchat with T4 presenter - Anthony Crank!
Anthony Crank : Alright viewers!
Crumpet : Hi Anthony
Sam2004 : hey
angelina ballerina : how did u get into presenting?
Tracker : How did you get the T4 job and what bit of T4 do you enjoy the most?
Anthony Crank : I got the job because I used to work for magazines like OK! and More. I went over to Ibiza to interview Liberty X and the producer, Jamie Valentine, was an old friend and asked me to come and do a screen test and I came in and it went on from there. I got on with June and Vernon really well.
Aisha : What’s it like being the sexiest man on T4?
dave1988 : Do you enjoy Presenting and what is the most exciting part of presenting?
Anthony Crank : Sexiest man on TV?! Please! Look at Steven Jones! They broke the mould when they made him. I absolutely adore it, dave. I enjoy VTs and doing big star interviews - that’s the biggest buzz, and realising that basically they are normal people.
Andy : God you are much much better than Steve!!
Mark Leighton : How is it working with June, is she bossy
Anthony Crank : No June is a diamond, I call her the Dutchess. She's one of the most genuine, gorgeous, nutcases I've ever met - she's so cool.
oli h : who is the biggest star you have chatted with?
naughty_miss : Have you ever been star struck>?
naughty_miss : Who's the biggest star you've met?
Anthony Crank : Biggest star I've ever interviewed, was Robert De Nero, in LA that was scary because all the US journalists were all terrible and when I got in I was all 'How much of a great experience was it being interviewed by ME?!' He was great old bob and we did John Travolta in the same day that was quite weird.
Mauve : Any of the starlets you interview ever come on to you at all?
Anthony Crank : Blu Cantrell got a bit frisky with me but I think she was barking up the wrong tree the only other one was Ruth Maddock, from Hi-Di-Hi.
Natasha : Have June and Vernon had a sneaky snog?
Anthony Crank : Nooo he's a married man it would be like him kissing his sister and all that lip gloss on June as well - such a mess!
chana : Do you like football?
charlie girl : wot is ur fav football team
sean : what football team do u like
Anthony Crank : I'm not massive on football, but Man United.
Storm : How old are you????
Anthony Crank : I'm 30. I was 30 last week!
charlotte : whooooooooooooooo man u!!!!
twirly : happy birthday for last week!
Joe : happy birthday for last week then!
liz : Happy Birthday
Anthony Crank : Thank you very much!
MercuryNI : Happy B-Day last week xoxoxxo
bham-angel : Have you ever interviewed a star and they have been a bit rude or not wanted you there ?
angelina ballerina : have any celebs ever acted all diva-ish on u?
Anthony Crank : There is a certain Hollyoaks actress I'm not very keen on and when the darkness came into the studio they were right miserable, and it was Christmas! Steve Jones said to The Darkness, “Hasn’t your father got something to do with pirates?” to which the miserable member replied 'I don’t have a father'.
bham-angel : charming !
Anthony Crank : To which I said “Well you may not have a father, but what we do have is your latest video, lets have a look!' What a spanner!
Joe : who's your favourite band at the moment?
naughty_miss : Who's your fave band of the minute? I say the Libertines!!
Anthony Crank : I love the Libertines. I got the NIDLA album last week, and that is growing on me. Black Cherry by Goldfrapp is a corker too.
munkey : go scissor sisters
chapman : I heard you were into the scissor sisters
Joe : sissor sister's!!!
phoenix james : scissor sisters rule, come on crank
Sam2004 : whats ur favourite film?
Anthony Crank : My favourite film is 'Rita, Sue and Bob too' 'cos it reminds me of people I went to school with. love it.
vicnorth : do you hang out with Steve, June and Vernon, when you’re not working together?
dark angel : come on we want the truth, who do u like more: Vernon, June, or Steven?
Anthony Crank : Yes, we do hang out we always go out after a studio day and we're always having a party - it’s a real close-knit team and everyone’s really cool. I can’t choose between them, they are all jewels.
dark angel : what’s your fave show on T4 sunday ?
oli h : do you get to watch the shows that t4 shows?
Anthony Crank : Yea we do get to see the shows because it’s what we do, they're our little babies. I liked the Simple Life, that was wicked. Paris and Nicole were SO naughty, they were brilliant.
twirly : it was!!
lynzie : thats a brill show
chapman : paris and nicole another genius show
Md : how about enterprise? u a trekkie?
Anthony Crank : No I'm not sadly. I like Star Gate I can never get to grips with Enterprise.
Liam : whats better, the OC or Dawsons Creek?
Anthony Crank : I'd say The OC, definitely. Dawson’s for me is a bit wet it frightened me to death.
MercuryNI : I love OC ryan is luscious
Anthony Crank : But I like The OC because its sexier and juicier.
lucy : are u single?
Sam2004 : who would be your dream partner?
Anthony Crank : I’m not single no, I’ve been going out with someone for three years.
bham-angel : aaaaww shame! ur gorgeous !
annika : if you hadnt got the job what would you be doing now?
lynzie : if you were not doin t4 what would u be doing now, or like to be doing?
Anthony Crank : I was working in magazines before and getting tired of it. I trained as an actor at schools and colleges. I think I might have done something like that. I wanted to be on Corrie!
vicnorth : do you ever get sick of introducing Friends repeats?
Anthony Crank : Well I don’t do much anymore because I’m out and about doing VT's.
Joe : back off, friends rule, cant get enough!
munkey : friends repeats are cool
Anthony Crank : It’s been a while since doing that. It’s OK, it gets spontaneous, because you never know what Vernon will do.
twirly : what advice would you give to young people who want to become tv presenters?
Anthony Crank : I’d say definitely try and get a skill - whether in sports, or fashion - just study. Some of the best people out there, June and Vernon and others, they did.
munkey : who did u want to win the games and who should win the champions??
Joe : have you been watching the games? who do you think will win?
Anthony Crank : I’ve missed most of them because I’ve been away at my 30th in Amsterdam. So I’m gutted. I saw Jodie eating chips and showing her crutch to the nation. There have been some fights haven’t there?
bham-angel : yeah there have
lynzie : shane lost points
annika : yes between isobella and katy
drew : yeah issabella and katy
lynzie : yr wicked u r!
Anthony Crank : That Isabella seems a bit of a nutter I want Pat Sharp to win!
annika : if you had a love child with June what would you call it?
KT! : I LOVE PAT SHARP!!
carrots : I LOVE ROMEO!!!
Martin : Pat lost!
carrots : ROMEO SHOULD AV WON!
Anthony Crank : If I had a love child, we'd call it ...something like Bjork and shout after it in Sainsbury’s, “Come here Bjork!”
chapman : how come june is always on another planet - a totally loved up one at that ??
Anthony Crank : June is June - she's so at peace with herself it just makes her more endearing.
Andy : So what do you do for fun?
Anthony Crank : Go out to see a lot of bands and travel to weird places in Europe and go out a lot.
Suzie : Do u have any pets?
Anthony Crank : I’ve got a pet cat called Maggie but I really want a dog and no one bought me one for my birthday :(
mrs Kranky : Busted or Mcfly? lol
Anthony Crank : Busted!
annika : whoes your idol?
Anthony Crank : My idol, let me think I’ve got lots of idols, I really like Sharon Osbourne who I did one of my best interviews ever with because she a top woman.
dave1988 : Would you ever strip on TV?
Anthony Crank : No stripping but I’ve done it on stage I had to be massaged on stage naked, holding a banana, in a Jacobean tragedy. My mates said I hade a great big spot on my back, so I was gutted.
bham-angel : where ? When ? do u have photos :D
naughty_miss : was the banana strategically placed?!!
Anthony Crank : No, don’t be so dirty!
Chat Ed : Our half hour with Anthony is almost up, so last few questions now...
Liam : if you could pick anyone to interview you about your life who would it be?
Anthony Crank : Let me think… I really like Dave Berry, he's cool…maybe Lorraine Kelly as well.
chapman : dave berry is very hot !!!
Anthony Crank : June would be good because she normally knows everything!
Blake : are you going to get to any festivals this year, V festival is great, looks a good line up this year too
Anthony Crank : Definitely! Hopefully we might be working at V but I love V. I think Justin Timberlake might appear.
bham-angel : Whats the best and most memorable thing you have ever done as a T4 Presenter?
Anthony Crank : I went to one V, and saw Ian Brown, who is one of my idols and another time we saw Kylie doing “Can’t Get You Outta My Head”, for the first time, at night - very eclectic. When I went to the Nelson Mandela concert that was quite special because I met Mandela and Geldof and Cat Stevens, it was wild. Oprah was there too, June was gutted I said Oprah was a bit of a cow.
kitkat : koool
Anthony Crank : I loved the Christmas at Hollyoaks we had such a laugh. It was like having Christmas there and I was doing lunatic things like Cranky star tours, and Cranky round the back plus I had to wake up with Steve Jones, in reindeer antlers, on Xmas morning! Oh time for me to go now…
charlie girl : bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I beg u to marry me
oli h : byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
jodi : it has been great chattin ur realy fun bye
KT! : byeeeeeee-xxxxxxxxxx
dave1988 : Bye Mate
Anthony Crank : I’m off to do Brad Pitt, and Orlando Bloom next week so I’ll make sure I give them your regards. And come to PopBeach it’s going to be bigger than my mum’s undies!
MercuryNI : bye I love u I wanna have ure babies
kitkat : cya on telly soon
charlotte : cya
Suzie : bye bye bye byexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
jc2004 : lol bye
charlotte : have fun!!!!!
annika : say annika jones says hi
bham-angel : keep up the gud work :D xxx
Anthony Crank : Byeee
Anthony Crank leaves the room
