Emmerdale's Lisa Riley issues clear message over Peter Kay jibe to stand-up show heckler

Emmerdale star Lisa Riley as pleaded for a 'line to be drawn' under her name being dragged into an incident with Peter Kay at one of his recent stand-up gigs.

It has been revealed that the comedian had a number of hecklers ejected from his 'Better Late Than Never... Again!' gig at the AO Arena in Manchester. The Bolton-born comic played the AO Arena on Saturday (February 8).

However, during the second half of the show, Kay is said to have said to have asked that a man who had been repeatedly shouting his catchphrase 'garlic bread' be removed.

As security arrived to escort him out, a woman is said to have shouted 'we love you Peter.' "Peter Kay said 'yeah get her out too, I’m enjoying this, who wants her out too?' A group of people there put their hands up, obviously for comedy value, I think they thought it was part of the show or something…" a witness told the Manchester Evening News.

The woman said that as she was removed, he referenced her Zebra-striped top and compared her to the actress Lisa Riley. The witness said she took this to be a 'derogatory' comment about her weight.

Kay has since explained that the hecklers were ruining the gig for others, saying there comes a point where 'it's no longer fair' to the rest of the audience when he has to deal with hecklers. He also defended himself after likening a woman to Emmerdale star Lisa, saying to Good Morning Britain: "I didn't realise it was an insult. She did look remarkably like Lisa Riley, I didn't realise that was an insult."

Now, Lisa has had her say. In a message posted to Instagram and to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Bury-born soap star, famed for playing Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale, said: "PLEASE draw a line under this now. I am not offended, never was