The viral star of the now infamous Handforth Parish Council Zoom meeting has claimed some councillors' aggression was because they "didn't like being told no by a woman".
Jackie Weaver, who has become a household name since the foul-tempered planning meeting was shared on social media last week, told LBC it felt good to stand up for herself.
She claimed that several of the councillors who told her she had "no authority" to moderate the fiery video conference were "absolutely out of order".
She said: "I think there’s a couple of things. This has gone on in Handforth for some period of time and I think people were very frustrated.
"But I guess the more serious point, having listening to it being replayed once or twice since, I kind of feel that maybe an underlying part of it was they just didn’t like being told no by a woman."
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The chief officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils added: "There are rare occasions in life where you feel you are able to do the right thing.
"The councillors that were absolutely out of order, it was good to say no."
The hilarious video has now been shared around the world, with viewers left bemused by the petulant behaviour of the elderly male councillors in the virtual meeting, which saw three removed from the call.
The footage, from December 10 last year, only came to light after A-Level student Shaan Ali, 17, posted it on social media.
He told the BBC he likes watching local authority meetings as he’s ‘fascinated’ by the role they play.
He said: "You know, old men struggling to use Zoom, fun arguments – there’s always something fascinating going on."
However, he added that he was unlikely to follow Jackie Weaver's route into local politics, saying he didn't think he had the "skills" for the job.
He added: "I don’t think I have the skills nor the responsibility because I’m incredibly chaotic and I’d end up losing case files and stuff.
"You have to have a lot of determination – as you see in that video, Jackie had to deal with everyone and it’s not an easy job – I don’t think I could handle it."
