This Morning hosts in hysterics as Jan Ravens mocks Diane Abbott in impression tutorial
Appearing on This Morning to promote her Difficult Woman show at the Edinburgh Festival, the Dead Ringers star revealed the secret to her impression of the Labour politician. Her impersonation of the Jeremy Corbyn ally left hosts Eamon Holmes and Ruth Langsford in stitches. Speaking in the voice of Ms Abbott, she said: “Diane Abbott, isn’t it, if she can be persuaded to wake up, because this is a bit early in the morning for Diane, Ruth.”
GETTY•ITV Jan Ravens revealed the secret behind her impression of Diane Abbott on This Morning
The key to doing a Diane Abbott impression is just to imagine that you’ve just been woken up from a really nice nap Jan Ravens
Raven then broke character and added: “The key to doing a Diane Abbott impression is just to imagine that you’ve just been woken up from a really nice nap.” The swipe comes after the politician was mocked in a Dead Ringers sketch last month, during which the Labour frontbencher malfunctions. It came after another car-crash interview on ITV during which she blundered her numbers while discussing Labour’s police spending promise.
Diane Abbott's 10 worst gaffes Wed, June 7, 2017 Diane Abbott has a long history of saying the wrong thing – here 10 of her best (or worst) Play slideshow BBC 1 of 10 In an interview on LBC radio, Abbott suggested that hiring 10,000 police officers would cost £300,000. Meaning each officer would earn £30 a year