Comedian Frankie Boyle terrified as STALKER won't leave him alone
The Scottish funnyman is so concerned for his safety he is keeping shows low-key amid fears of an attack.
He performed one gig in virtual secrecy after receiving threats from the stalker – a middle aged woman.
She has been following him around the country and turning up at the stage door and in the front row of shows.
Outspoken Frankie, 45, who hosted Frankie Boyle’s 2017 New World Order on BBC Two, is said to have been “rattled” by her antics.
“Frankie is really rattled because no-one is really sure what she might do.” An insider Before he appeared at a club in London before Christmas his agent called ahead and asked for no prior publicity.
A showbiz insider said: “It was just a small club and Frankie wanted to try out some new material.
“But he became worried the intimate environment of the club could create problems if she turned up.
“His agent rang before the show to request as little publicity as possible in the hope she wouldn’t get wind of the show.
“Frankie is really rattled because no-one is really sure what she might do.
“She has been saying some nasty stuff when she gets the chance.
It’s not nice.” Frankie is not touring at the moment but likes to perform at small clubs occasionally.
He has stepped up security and is understood to have reported his concerns to police.
His agent is also thought to have added several non-negotiable clauses to his contract preventing event organisers at low-key one-off shows advertising them too widely.
It is thought the outrageous comic may have upset the woman with some of his near-the-knuckle material which has angered TV viewers in the past and landed him in hot water.
Jokes about Kate Price’s disabled son Harvey even led to a probe by TV watchdog Ofcom.
The former panellist on the BBC’s Mock The Week is no stranger to controversy having in the past been rebuked for making jokes about former Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington and the Queen.
In 2010, the BBC was forced to apologise over jokes Frankie made about Israel and the Palestinians.
His agent has declined to comment on our story.
