COMEDIAN Griff Rhys Jones has told a university he does not want to be its chancellor after a blooper worthy of his TV show It’ll Be Alright On The Night.
Griff in ceremonial robe before saying he was pulling out[PA]Griff, 60, had been thrilled when the role was offered to him by Cardiff University.
He posed happily in ceremonial robes and mortar board – only to be told an hour before his official appointment that academics had changed their minds.
Now Griff says he wants no more to do with it.
He said: “I can’t say I’m offering my resignation – I haven’t yet been appointed – but I do not want to be further considered.”
I can’t say I’m offering my resignation – I haven’t yet been appointed – but I do not want to be further considered
In a letter to vice chancellor Professor Colin Riordan, he wrote: “I was honoured to be chosen...
“But at the moment I feel that any further association would only be the subject of dispute.
“That would not be good for the council or the court or the university.
“If I can be of further service, do not hesitate to get in touch.”
Senior members of the university’s 200-strong ruling “court” said they felt “betrayed” by the affair.
They baulked at the idea of a celebrity chancellor and claimed Griff was chosen because he is seen as “a good bloke”.
A university spokesman said it was “very sorry for creating the circumstances” that led him to step aside.
Current chancellor Sir Martin Evans could be given a second term from May.
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