RTE star Marty Whelan has described Coolio as a “gorgeous man” as he led the tributes to the US rapper who was found dead in a friend’s bathroom in Los Angeles.
Lyric FM host Marty was among those who paid tribute to the legendary rapper, recalling the moment he met him on his old show, Open House, which ran on RTÉ One between 1999 and 2004.
A video resurfaced of the moment of Coolio’s bizarre performance on the show – with comedy writer James Cotter saying Coolio is rumoured to have been “booked by mistake” and the crew realised too late that no backing dancers had been booked.
