Jack Whitehall ‘absolutely honoured’ to be subject of Becky Hill’s diss track
By Lauren Del Fabbro, Press Association Entertainment Reporter
Comedian Jack Whitehall has said he is “absolutely honoured” to be sung about in a “diss track” by Becky Hill.
The Fresh Meat actor is reportedly the subject of one of the singer’s new songs, Daddy’s Range Rover, from her upcoming album Rebecca.
It comes after the comedian called Hill a “Wetherspoons Whitney” while hosting the 2025 Brit Awards.
The comedian is known for targeting celebrities during his opening monologue, however, his comment about Hill was not received well by the singer who criticised him for being a “privately educated nepo baby”.
Whitehall, who stars in the upcoming film adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s popular novel Night And Day, told the Press Association that it was a “privilege” to have a diss track written about him.
Speaking at the world premiere for the upcoming film, he said: “(I’m) absolutely honoured and I’m actually quite surprised it’s taken this long for someone to write a diss track about me.
“What’s Olly Murs been doing all these years? I’ve come for him so many times. Niall Horan never mentions me? It’s all I want.
“I’m a thirsty guy, I just want to be noticed.
“It’s an absolute honour and a privilege that finally after I’ve done (the Brits) five, six times, chucked every artist under the bus and finally one of them has noticed me and has written something.
“It’s all we want, we just want to be heard.”
Whitehall plays family friend William Rodney in the romantic comedy about a passionate astronomer Katharine Hilbery, played by Haley Bennett, as she tries to avoid marriage amid the suffragette movement and crumbling Edwardian patriarchy.
Bennett’s character gets pushed to her limits as she is forced into an unwanted engagement to William by her controlling father (Timothy Spall).
Set against the backdrop of 1910s London, the film has been adapted by Justine Waddell and also stars singer Lily Allen, comedian Jennifer Saunders and Bridget Jones actress Sally Phillips.
It is directed by Tina Gharavi and Whitehall praised the filmmaker for enabling his “silliness” and encouraging him to experiment on set.
He said: “She was very good at encouraging me to try different things and throw stuff out there and give her lots of options.
“There’s probably a five-hour cut of this film on the editing room floor. She’s told me as such, but it’s great to have the opportunity to be able to do that, especially when you’re working in this space and it’s an independent movie, and it’s quite a tight shoot, to still have the space and time to be able to play with the text is a real privilege.”
Speaking about the film he added: “I’ve always wanted to do something, period, in the film space, and I’ve never had the opportunity to do that.
“When I read the script, it really appealed to me. I love the tone of Justine’s writing, it felt actually quite modern in its sensibility and the themes that explores, it had a really nice humour threaded throughout.”
Virginia Woolf’s Night And Day will be available to watch in cinemas in the UK from June 19th.