Ralf Little mysteriously 'pulls out' of radio interview after Death in Paradise exit

Ralf Little baffled Radio X presenter Toby Tarrant after the Death in Paradise star failed to show up for his interview on Thursday. Toby sat in for Chris Moyles on his breakfast show and he was joined by Dominic Byrne in the studio. However, Toby told viewers that Ralf was due to appear on Radio X, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Toby said: "All morning I've talked about how he's regarded as one of the nicest and loveliest men in the business, and he stood me up." Toby laughed as Dominic agreed: "Yes, he has."

Trying to come up with a reason for the actor's absence, Dom went on: "There's been a diary issue, hasn't there? I think." Toby replied: "I mean, there's two options here. I reckon either we'll get a message saying, 'We thought it was tomorrow'. or you'll have Ralf Little on the show next Thursday.

"The fact that we've heard nothing from Ralf Little or any of Ralf's people would suggest to me that there's been a big miscommunication because if they were running late, I like to think we'd have got some sort of heads up. Now, I guess the only good news I've got for you is I do have a story about a man in Florida with an alligator."

"And so I'm going to throw it out there. I don't think we're going to have Ralf Little on the show today," Toby stated as Dom agreed: "I don't think so either."

Toby explained the reason Ralf was due on the show was to chat about his tour with Will Mellor.

He said: "The irony is the reason it was to plug...No, hang on, hang on, the live shows are this weekend, so he can't be on next Thursday."

Dom said Ralf and Will have a live show tomorrow, as he shared: "So they're doing this podcast him and Will Mellor, aren't they? Friday 26th of April, Saturday 27th of April, and Sunday 28th of April. So tomorrow he is in Nottingham."

"It's quite important that he's on this morning," Toby interrupted. "The plot thickens."

After playing Florence and the Machine, Toby and Dom continued to ponder where their guest Ralf was.

"Still no Ralf Little, I don't think we are going to see Ralf today unfortunately," the broadcaster said before joking. "I mean the saddest thing is, it's intern Bella's birthday, so he stood up intern Bella on her birthday which is bang out of order.

"If you're listening, there has been a bit of miscommunication we assume and that's why Ralf Little is not here."

Ralf has since taken to social media to clear up the mishap, telling his followers he was in the gym and had accidentally put in the wrong date for his radio appearance.

As he sat in the back of a taxi, the actor said: "I was supposed to be on Radio X and Heart Radio this morning, that was the idea but I wasn't on the radio.

"I wasn't there, I didn't turn up and the reason for that is...I have stupid fat thumbs and typed the wrong date into my calendar. I thought it was tomorrow morning and it was in fact this morning so I was in the gym."

Ralf said he received a lot of messages asking if he was ok before apologising to the radio stations. "I am a fool," he added. "My apologies to Heart Radio and Radio X and apologies to any listeners."