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EG meets Konnie Huq

Talking John Leslie, SimAnimals and S&M.

EurogamerI'm sure a lot of our readers would love to meet you in person. How about a 'Win a date with Konnie' competition?
Konnie Huq

Would it involve playing on the Wii all night? Would there be interaction? Verbal? Because if it's non-verbal, that's fine. I wouldn't have to do anything but do that [mimes using a controller].

EurogamerSo you would be prepared to go on a date with one of our readers if you didn't actually have to talk to them?
Konnie Huq

Haha! I sound like a real bitch now, thanks. Um, I don't know. Am I, like, striking deals here? I'll get back to you on that.

EurogamerAlso during my extensive research, I read an interview where you said you had a dungeon in your house with loads of whips and chains...
Konnie Huq

Oh, it was this woman from News of the World, she was pissing me off. All she kept asking was, "What are you like in bed?" I was like, "I don't have to answer that," and she said, "You're not on Blue Peter now, you have to chill out."

She was a psycho-freak interviewer from hell. So just to shut her up, I said, 'Okay, I've got whips in my wardrobe, and a dungeon.'

EurogamerSo you don't really?
Konnie Huq

But your readers would probably like that, wouldn't they? So just put that I do. There's nothing wrong with lying. We all lie, it's fine.

EurogamerYou were also quoted as saying you think Boris Johnson is cute...
Konnie Huq

It happened back when the BBC were apologising for everything left, right and centre, and I was the face of BBC shame, because of the phone-in scandal - which was a genuine mistake. It was a phone-in for an appeal, it wasn't like we were lining our pockets.

EurogamerI had this vision you stuffing handfuls of pound coins in your bra.
Konnie Huq

No. I had given a quote for the London Freewheel Cycling event - "Cycling is fun and healthy for all the family," sort of thing. That's a mayor of London initiative, and Ken was mayor at the time, though they're doing it again this year under Boris.

Some Tory MP went to the BBC and said, "Oh, that means Konnie's politically offiliated." They were running scared so they apologised on my behalf. Then to redress the balance I said, "Look, I think Boris is great, he's really funny on Have I Got News For You," blah blah.

Then these interviewers, they like to take it all back to the base, don't they? Like your bed-wed thing. So I said, "I suppose Boris's hair is quite cute and floppy." That's all. I didn't say anything about his face or whatever. He's got good hair.

EurogamerJust before we say goodbye, I wanted to read you this text message from our web admin, Dan. 'Ellie, I was just wondering if you could tell Connie that I wuv her...'
Konnie Huq

Wuv? Does he mean love?

EurogamerYeah, and he's spelled your name with a C, so he clearly doesn't wuv you that much - 'Mostly for what she said after she got hustled for the Olympic torch. And she's super hot.'
Konnie Huq

He's allowed to be dyslexic. Is he fit?

EurogamerI can't answer that, I work with him. I could get done for sexual harassment.
Konnie Huq

Wed, bed or push off a cliff?

EurogamerUm. I can't answer that.
Konnie Huq

Ha! See, it's not as easy as you think!

EurogamerI wouldn't push him off a cliff.
Konnie Huq

Why wouldn't you wed him? Is he a bit of an arsehole? Imagine if you wrote that: "Yeah, he's a bit of an arsehole, honestly speaking." Have you got a picture?

EurogamerNo, sorry.
Konnie Huq

What does he look like? Is he a complete computer geek?

EurogamerNo, he's relatively normal.
Konnie Huq

I'm going to check out your website. I'll email him.

SimAnimals is out in January for Wii and DS. At the time of writing, Konnie Huq has not emailed Dan Pearson.

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