Linda Evans walks out of 'Hell's Kitchen'
Tuesday, 7 April 2009

'Dynasty' star Linda Evans has walked out of 'Hell's Kitchen'.

The 66-year-old actress - who played Krystle Carrington in the popular 80s US soap - has pulled out of the ITV reality cookery show at the last minute after being told she must move out of her posh London hotel suite and live on set with other contestants.

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A source said: "Linda had been staying at The Dorchester ahead of the launch. But when bosses said she would have to stay in the small flat next to the studio with the other celebs she lost it.

"She is not used to slumming it and wasn't about to move in with eight strangers.

"As she saw it, ITV had already got her at a cut-price fee and this was taking the biscuit."

The show will now see celebrity chef Marco Pierre White coach and eliminate the remaining eight contestants - former pop star Ms Dynamite, comic Adrian Edmondson, Anthea Turner and husband Grant Bovey, actor Brian Blessed, soccer star Bruce Grobbelaar, 'Shameless' actor Jody Latham and footballer Gary Lineker's girlfriend Danielle Bux.

The source added to Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Eight stars isn't many and they have been left without a big American name so there is a hole in the casting."

Filming for the new series begins today and is due to air on Monday (13.04.09).



Doesn't look like they will be replacing her either with anyone who might appreciate a new experience!

That's a shame. I was intrigued to see how she'd cope.

I think you have your answer right there.

Wait a minute, when did Brian Blessed sneak in there. Everywhere else I have read said 4 girls and 4 guys (Latham, Grobellar, Edmondson, and Bovey)

Lol, he was already touted about. One of the first names to come up on Teletext last week

Well if Linda thinks ITV got her cut price she can't be inundated with offers.

Methinks her ego took a bashing.

What's she actually done since Dynasty?

Answers on a postcard ....

Cosmetic intervention mainly, I believe.

Basically wasted all the money she made from Dynasty..
NOT forgetting the perfume her and 'blake' brought out..
the woman has blown the lot.

Basically beggar all then

postage stamp would be big enough

Still be room left for doodles

I thought they would have replaced her.

postcard the back of a stamp will do

sorry didnt see the post above when i wrote this lol

Same. Hopefully they have, and they're waiting till the show to reveal?

Yeah I'm annoyed about that. Maybe they couldn't find anyone else who might have enjoyed getting down and dirty like the peasant people ...



Let you off!

On GMTV just now they said that Linda is definately on the show.

Yes they did. Must have persuaded her to stay

Nah!! She is the biggest name on there this year,and as per usual,the press have created hype saying she had walked
They do the same thing with IACGMOOH

It was all a publicity stunt then by the sounds of it.

I can't keep up!!!

added this on another thread, but just got this through so it seems like she is def in. Not sure how long she's gonna last... http://entertainment.stv.tv/home/881...g-linda-evans/