She may be known for her fitness regimes and healthy lifestyle but TV presenter Davina McCall made a special journey to Manchester for a rather different sort of dining experience. Masked Singer star Davina headed to Karen's Diner in Prestwich to be greeted with the "terrible service" and insults which it has become famous for.
But Davina was so thrilled at the never-ending insults, terrible service and even being made to wear a "MILF" hat that she told friends and followers on her Instagram "It HAS to be experienced".
Davina, 55, made a quite extraordinary 520 MILE round-trip from her home in Tunbridge Wells to head to Prestwich for the day to head to the burger bar. But by all accounts it was worth it.
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Davina headed to the colourful Prestwich diner with her boyfriend Michael Douglas along with family and friends at the weekend. It comes fresh from her return to our TV screens on the judging panel for ITV hit The Masked Singer.
Writing on Instagram, Davina said: "We made a pilgrimage from Tunbridge Wells to Manchester and back in a day to go to the almighty @KarensDinerOfficial. Amber took terrible care of us - she was totally hilarious.
"Our greeting by front of house was brilliant it was so so so funny. Tag line to Karen's diner is great food terrible service... it HAS to be experienced.
"Highlights include Harriet getting her veggie burger with a flag on a cocktail stick in it... and it said w*****", followed by laughter emojis.
She ended the post saying: "It was worth the journey". It would certainly have been an epic one - if they travelled by road it would have been something like an eight-hour round trip to get from Manchester to Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
Karen's Diner, which started life in Australia, opened its first Manchester branch in Prestwich last year - and has been wowing diners with its deliberately terrible service where staff are sweary and insults are the norm. The venue itself is a classic 1950s-diner style with burgers, fries, wings and shakes on the menu.
In the video Davina shared, staff are seen taking the mickey out of the party for "being boring" and when Davina admits one member of the party is a vegetarian staff lead a round of boos.
When Davina asks their waitress if she has any Coke Zero, she responds, rolling her eyes to say: "You've literally got a menu on the table haven't you, you stupid *****"
While one member of the group is made to wear a hat saying "Tory", Davina was given one with the title "MILF" and her boyfriend Michael's appeared to refer to carpet burns. In the video Davina can be heard laughing her head off throughout.
One of the group is seen covering her face in shock at one of the rude jokes while everyone else around the table collapses in giggles.
The post swiftly racked up the likes - and many of Davina's showbiz mates now say THEY need to make the journey to Manchester to enjoy the Karen's experience too.
TV presenter Emma Willis said: "F***ing brilliant" while singer and broadcaster Rylan said: "I'm so jealous" to which Davina said they should both go back together.
Ruth Corden said: "Right... next road trip I'm coming. This looks SO much fun".
However, Karen's themselves didn't sound too keen. In typical Karen's style their Instagram account responded to Davina saying: "Don't come back".
Karen's Diner is on Bury New Road in Prestwich. It is known for the large image of Manc icon Noel Gallagher in the window, transformed with a typical "Karen" hairdo.
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