‘I’d triple the ratings’ boasts Scotty T as he breaks silence on sensational Geordie Shore return after drug shame
GEORDIE Shore legend Scotty T reckons he’d triple the ratings if he made a sensational return to the show.
He was sacked from the MTV series after being caught taking cocaine four years ago – and has been missing from TV screens ever since.
Scotty, real name Scott Robert Timlin, is making his comeback on E4’s Celeb Cooking School on Monday.
But he could end up back on Geordie Shore if given half a chance.
He told The Sun: “I’d obviously go back. I’d probably treble the views, like last time I went back in.
“They need us back in, there’s no one like us lot. You stick me, Gaz, Charlotte back in the house it would be class. It would probably worse. I’d be raring to go, sign me up.”
After Scotty’s exit, Geordie Shore filmed a reunion with originals – including the likes of Charlotte Crosby, Marnie Simpson and Chloe Ferry.
It was originally thought that the recently-wrapped run would be the final series of the long-running show but it was saved from cancellation after bosses were thrilled with all the drama that arose during filming.
Production will therefore begin on another series in early 2024, to air later this year – and Gaz Beadle will make his sensational comeback.
Speaking about his TV comeback, Scotty added: “I just went completely off everything – not that I was on everything anyway.
“But I’ve always been a good place. I was never in a bad place.
“They stopped me from going on Geordie Shore for a long time, but that’s because they’re been focusing on the OGs and stuff like that.
“Then I was away and I think I just got put on the back burner.
“They tried to get a load of other people on the show like me, but it just would never work.”
Scotty is best known for starring in the MTV show Geordie Shore between 2012 and 2019.
He’s since appeared in the likes of Celebrity Big Brother, Ex on the Beach and Just Tattoo of Us.
He’ll star in Celeb Cooking School which kicks off on Monday and will show how he was forced to halt filming after giving himself food poisoning.
He became violently ill from scoffing a half-baked cake he’d made.
Hosted by presenter and DJ Melvin Odoom, Celeb Cooking School, co-produced by RDF Television and Motion Content Group, tests whether a bunch of celebs with no cooking abilities can be turned around when trained and judged by Michelin star chef, Giorgio Locatelli who believes he can teach anyone how to cook.
Scotty joins Olivia Bentley, Nancy Dell’Ollio, Ann Widdecombe, Louie Spence, Nadia Rose, Blu Hydrangea, James Argent, Ruth Codd and Spuddz.
Celeb Cooking School series two returns to E4 on Monday, January 8 at 8pm. Catch up on series one, here.