Viewers focus on Colette Fitzpatrick following Ian Bailey special
14th September 2021
Viewers heaped praise on Virgin Media presenter Colette Fitzpatrick as she interviewed Ian Bailey on a TV special on Monday night.© Provided by Extra.ie
Mr Bailey, who was the main suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case, sat down with Colette to speak about how his name became synonymous with the case.
Colette pulled no punches during the interview, in which Mr Bailey made it clear that he was not the killer while Colette suggested that people watching at home thought he was.© Provided by Extra.ie Viewers heaped praise on Virgin Media presenter Colette Fitzpatrick as she interviewed Ian Bailey on a TV special on Monday night. Pic: Virgin Media TV
He said he was falsely accused when the case originally launched 25 years ago.
They also spoke about how much attention surrounds him following the release of the Netflix and Sky documentaries about the case as well as his theories as to who the killer might be.
Although the attention was on Bailey for the programme, viewers were impressed by how Colette approached each subject.© Provided by Extra.ie Colette pulled no punches during the interview, in which Mr Bailey made it clear that he was not the killer while Colette suggested that people watching at home thought he was. Pic: Virgin Media Television
One viewer wrote: ‘This interview by Colette Fitzpatrick with Ian Bailey is compelling.
‘Superb questioning on his history of domestic violence against his ex partner and his alleged confessions of committing the Sophie du Plantier murder very direct. Answers given very strange.
Another wrote: ‘ Colette Fitzpatrick is under utilised by @VirginMediaNews – an excellent interviewer.’
A third person said: ‘It was epic to see a woman stand up to Ian Bailey. He was stuttering and stammering.
‘Every single interview and TV show I’ve seen him in he always dominated and led the discussion. Tonight he didn’t get his way Colette Fitzpatrick was superb!!’
One more wrote: ‘In a week where Irish journalism hit some new lows in its conversation about Irish women Colette Fitzpatrick on @VirginMediaIE focused on some of the real issues that face and have faced women in this country – super interview.’
