Lesley Joseph was unimpressed when footage of her breaking wind was included in a new documentary.
The ‘Birds of a Feather’ star was horrified to discover a moment when she parped in front of her fellow female celebrities was featured in the first episode of ‘Pilgrimage: The Road to Rome’, especially because she had no idea until a preview episode was screened in London a few days ago.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Lesley can’t believe bosses included that scene.
"She thought they’d be a bit more gracious, seeing as the show was meant to be about spirituality. She’s joked she’ll never work again."
In the clip, Lesley loudly let rip then wafted the air in the room she was sharing with Mehreen Baig, Dana Scallon, and Katy Brand.
Also taking part in the show are male stars Les Dennis, Brendan Cole, Stephen K. Amos and Greg Rutherford.
The show sees the celebrities abandoning their luxurious lives to embark on the later stages of the Via Francigena – the route that connected Canterbury to Rome in ancient times but has been made popular by modern travellers – and culminates in them meeting with Pope Francis when they make it to the Italian capital.
A show source previously said: "It was unprecedented access and the ‘pilgrims’ were understandably excited.
"It was really emotional. There were lots of tears — as viewers will find out."
The upcoming show is similar to a BBC Two series ‘Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago’ which followed a group of celebrities – including Ed Byrne, Debbie McGee and Heather Small – on a pilgrimage across Northern Spain to Santiago.
The group had only two weeks to follow the ancient 780km pilgrimage and reach the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and the shrine of St James.
Around 1,200 pilgrims take the route to Rome every year, and numbers are much lower than the Santiago journey because of a lack of infrastructure and accommodation.
The three-part series is due on air later this year.
Lesley Joseph upset by guff gaffe
