Talk:Steve Whatley

Untitled
Dead for a year, two months, six days. --194.82.45.23 17:56, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Re the above comment...
Just wondering at the motive and thoughts of the contributor above.

Steve Whatley was a puzzling man - camp and extovert onscreen, yet often quietly intense offscreen.

A "difficult" presenter, with an unforgiveable habit of going his own way onscreen and embarrassing the production team for not keeping up with him.

I do not though celebrate his death. It is sad that depression should lead to his suicide.

"Re-vamped" Steve Whatley article
It's taken quite a while to reach the current 'edition' of the Steve Whatley article. Images, headers and much more information about Whatley's life and career is now available.

Finding the solid information (now making up the article) has been difficult to come by. It has been a slow 'drip, drip' of details rather than a 'wave'. A large amount of 'minor edits' (which I apologise for) exist in the article's 'history' because of the slow process of building up the relevant information in the article.

It's ironic that whilst Steve Whatley was alive his biography was readily available through his website and people didn't think too much about it (as you don't), yet when the information is wanted, it isn't there anymore. That's life I suppose.

The article still needs more checking and possible tidying, but certainly explains more about the fascinating character that was Steve Whatley.

Paul S UK 16:51, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Consumer Expert?
At what point does a paid spruiker for a a satellite shopping channel become a consumer expert? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 218.214.34.243 (talk) 17:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC).

Steve
Steve was my friend .. we were always emailing one another. He helped me through a lot of difficult periods in my life. He would also say that sometimes, after he had signed off for the night, he would get the feeling to log back online and would then find an email from me ... even though I never met him, I feel we had a bond. He was my friend .. he accepted me without meeting me .. he cared for me without knowing me. He was a proper gent. He has left a lot of magic behind .... and many people will think of him when Christmas comes around ...

Angela x

Info
I worked with the guy at Ideal when he left, and although I have no citable sources, I can confirm he did not leave, but unexpectedly had his contract unrenewed. The reason for this was his unpredictable behaviour and disrespectful attitude towards other staff and trying to extend his power within the company and overstep his remit, such as dismissing directors mid-slot during the breaks if he disagreed with their shot choices, prioritising underperforming repeats of his simply because he had a financial stake in the product, and bullying staff in general. This had been going on for years, but as the top seller, the bosses kept him as a nessecary evil until their patience unexpectedly (to him and all the other staff) ran out.

The assault incident revolved around him taping a pre-recorded segment advertising spray-on tan and wearing only a thong and in front of a full studio, he pinned a female staff member to a bed from an adjoining set that he'd had a history of harassing and despite her protests, simulated sex in a 'comedy' manner. Obviously she left the company immediately, and footage mysteriously vanished, and during the tiral staff (instructed from on high) gave a very different account.

Can't be cited, but that's what happened.