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Jessica Sansome

ITV This Morning host Eamonn Holmes reunited with David Blaine 18 years after 'deliberatively awkward' interview

Rewind to 2001 and avid TV viewers may remember the painfully awkward interview between David Blaine and Eamonn Holmes.

The illusionist appeared alongside the Irish presenter on GMTV at the time but gave Eamonn a hard time with strange behaviour and uninspired answers to questions.

But all that seems to have been put to bed as the duo were reunited on Friday's edition of This Morning after 18 years.

And the magic man has now revealed the reasons for his actions and that he wanted to make the host feel as awkward as possible - and we think he did it.

David said: "We were all talking in the green room before the show with all the guests' friends and family.

The 2001 interview in question (ITV)

"I noticed no-one was watching their friends go on, so I thought, 'I'm going to make sure everyone looks'.

"I thought a card trick would be boring, it's not going to stop the people in the green room from chatting.

"At the last minute I came up with that idea and thought it was funny."

Having a cheeky dig back, Eamonn responded: "I'm glad one of us found it funny.

"My hair turned grey right after that. Don't you think that was wicked and cruel? It was the longest six minutes of my life."

David Blaine says he was 'deliberately awkward' (ITV)

David did go on to redeem himself by impressing the presenting duo with a card trick and the pair parted ways with a gentlemanly handshake.

The 59-year-old had an interesting start to the show when he arrived late and left wife and co-host Ruth Langsford to present the first part of the show solo.

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