Bonnie Tyler’s chaotic Never Mind the Buzzcocks episode will go down in TV history

Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75, having defined the 80s with her track Total Eclipse of the Heart.

But for TV fans, she might be best known for her 2007 appearance on the BBC show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. 

Tyler was a guest on the pop-themed panel while appearing to be a few sheets to the wind, which became a running gag with host Simon Amstell during the episode.

Things got off to a smashing start when the husky-voiced songstress started belting her 1983 mega-hit over Amstell’s opening monologue, which promised drunken celebrity appearances were at an end. 

The Welsh pop star, whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins, confirmed she had been fortified with a glass of red ahead of the episode, as the panellists went around discussing the drugs they had done in the past (it was a different time). 

A jolly-looking Tyler, sat next to Bill Bailey, said: ‘No drugs. Red, red wine. I love my red wine,’ to which host Amstell asked if she had consumed any that night.

Claiming it was only one glass, Tyler explained it’s ‘good for your heart’.

She continued to enliven proceedings, with slightly slurred speech, an admission that she used to eat sand as a child and a joke that, respectfully, made absolutely no sense. 

As you can see for yourself in a well-watched highlight reel over on YouTube, Amstell then quipped, ‘Should we pump your stomach?’

Not that the vino made any discernible difference to Tyler’s powerhouse vocals each time she launched into a rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart. Icon.

‘Rest in peace Bonnie!’ wrote Gaz in the comments section on the compilation clip. ‘I’ll always remember this episode. Bonnie was hilarious!’

‘Bonnie Tyler can hold a tune better than these pop stars nowadays sober,’ wrote @artbabe5165.

Ben Padmore commented: ‘I come back to this vid every now and again, she was hilarious and an excellent sport.’

Tyler’s death comes months after she was placed in an induced coma following an emergency intestinal surgery in May.

In a statement published on the singer’s official website, her family said: ‘Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for.

‘We will issue a further statement shortly, but for now ask for privacy to deal with this tragedy.’

Tyler was due to perform at the Sunshine Festival in Worcester this summer, along with a number of European dates, and was also booked to perform at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on December 17.