Saturday Kitchen star’s role away from BBC show baffles viewers

Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt shared viewers’ disbelief over his co-star Olly Smith’s role before his time on the BBC cookery programme. Olly Smith is known for his fine taste in wines, but his TV writing credentials have so far gone under the radar.Matt kicked off the show with the previously unknown news as he introduced his guests Andi Oliver, Scott Mills and Floella Benjamin.He said to Olly: “You’re known for your wine, you’ve set aside a few bottles in your time, however you’re also known on the BBC as the writer of Pingu!”Olly admitted: “I was the head writer for three series”, to which an open-mouthed Scott replied: “How do I not know this?”Matt poked fun at the role and said: “How do you write Pingu? It’s just noises Scott, how do you write that?”Read More: Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick leaves BBC Breakfast viewers ‘heartbroken’ Matt Tebbutt surprised viewers with his revelation about co-star Olly Smith’s previous job (Image: BBC) The wine expert was the head writer of Pingu before his role on Saturday Kitchen (Image: BBC) Scott Mills was left open-mouthed by Olly’s admission (Image: BBC) Saturday Kitchen celebrated 100 years of BBC on the special edition of the hit show (Image: BBC)Lels1960 penned: “Olly Smith wrote Pingu? Could he BE any cuter?”Joanne Ashcroft commented: “Olli, you dark horse you! Pingu and the seal were one of my children’s favourites.”Naomi de Silva joked: “@jollyollywere you responsible for the episode of Pingu where he gets drunk?”The guests on Saturday’s show were in awe at the news and Olly explained how the storylines for the iconic animated penguin worked.DON’T MISS…Matt Tebbutt hits back at Naga Munchetty over Saturday Kitchen jibe [ARTICLE]Saturday Kitchen derailed as Matt Tebbutt loses key ingredient [VIDEO]Inside TV chef James Martin’s gorgeous country home in Hampshire [INSIGHT]He explained: “You have to write literally everything that is on the screen, everything they do, when they move, all of the emotions.well you do actually have to write dialogue as if they are talking in real life and the voice artists would turn it into penguin speak.Matt remarked, “So it wasn’t like, ‘oh there we go let’s make that funny noise’.”Olly quipped back: “No it’s not like you at work, we actually did some work!”