Ahead of this weekend’s hour-long documentary celebrating 20 years of Ireland's favourite turkey - Dustin, RTÉ.ie’s Linda McGee managed to track down the TV presenter, Eurovision reject and all round good egg to ask him a few questions.
Linda McGee Dustin, you've met just about everybody from the worlds of sport, politics, music and television over the past 20 years – who is the standout personality that you had most fun with?
Dustin I hooked up with Mel B a few times at ‘X Factor’, she was nuts about me but for legal reasons I can't go into the details about what happened back in her dressing room, well legal reasons and the fact that Caroline Morahan would be gutted.
LMcG Tell us about Twenty Years a Pluckin', which is due to be aired this Sunday. Was it hard to pick your favourite TV moments from the last 20 years?
Dustin Yeah but to be fair to RTÉ made it much easier for me by not keeping most the stuff we did on the Den, they couldn't afford the extra archive tapes back then AND pay Gaybo at the same time.
LMcG It's 'X Factor' time of year again. What do you think of John and Edward? Should they represent us at the Eurovision next year?
Dustin Defo, have started writing it already, with my song writing skills and their voices we're a team made in heaven, can't fail.
LMcG You're famous for slagging famous people off (don't deny it now, Dustin), now that you're in the business for 20 years are you planning on taking a more mature approach to life and leaving all your old grudges behind?!
Dustin No.
LMcG Have you got a plan in place for surviving yet another Christmas?
Dustin I'm gonna spend it with Jedward, no one will remember them by then and I'll be left alone with no one else around but the two of them and they'll be too busy doing their hair to eat...
You can watch Dustin - Twenty Years A Pluckin' on the RTÉ player here.
