Jamie O’Hara was forced to pull out of talkSPORT’s Sports Bar show on Wednesday night with suspected food poisoning. It came just 24 hours after O’Hara, alongside co-host Jason Cundy, went viral for their antics after Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat against Atletico Madrid.
The Blues did well to come from behind on two occasions, but ultimately collapsed late on, with PSG establishing a three-goal advantage heading into Tuesday’s second leg. Yet O’Hara was unable to give his Chelsea-supporting co-host a grilling, as he had to pull out of the show through illness.
Issuing an update on social media, he wrote: “The one time I get to go at Cundy I’ve got food poisoning, sorry guys I can’t be on tonight I tried getting through it but it wasn’t a pretty sight for the people at Talksport towers, hopefully back in tomorrow, Up the Chels!!”
Before adding: “Worth being ill just to make Cundy have to come in straight after Chelsea get battered,” in response to a video of Cundy fuming about Chelsea’s result.
Cundy, who wasn’t originally scheduled to feature on the show, rushed into talkSPORT HQ to give his verdict. But the ex-pro turned broadcaster admitted he thought it was a prank when told O’Hara wasn’t feeling well.
Speaking on the show, this time without the Ange mask, Cundy said: “Oh my gosh, I thought it was a joke. I came off air at Stamford Bridge after the game, I’ve got missed calls off Ryan he says ‘O’Hara is ill, can you come in.’
“I was just like ‘yeah you want to poke fun at me, what’s the story because he’s not ill is he?’ But I know he is now, he sent a photograph, I messaged him.”
Before going on to rant about the Chelsea defeat: “How have we lost that game, I am sick. It was almost the reverse of Spurs, they had a stinker for 15 minutes but got themselves back in it. We actually were in the game until the last 15 minutes and throw it away.”