Music Banter - It`s Official ... James Blunt Is The 4th Most Irritating Thing In The World

JAMES BLUNT YOU'RE IRRITATING
Pop star James is 'more annoying than wardens'
By Victoria Bone

SINGER James Blunt has pipped traffic wardens and noisy neighbours in poll of pet hates.

The star - who rocketed to No 1 last year with You're Beautiful - came fourth in the list of 100 things that get up people's noses.

He was banned by radio station Essex FM last month following "listener pressure".

Ex-Army officer James, 32, defended his music at an awards ceremony in May, telling critics to simply switch off if they don't like his songs.

But the survey of 2,059 tetchy adults rates him as more irritating than stepping in dog poo. He also topped "celebrity" ex-Big Brother couple Chantelle and Preston, Craig David...and illusionist David Blane.

People's No1 hate is cold callers, followed by caravans and queue jumpers.

Ex-smokers are in ninth place with Carol Vorderman twelfth and Americans at No 46.

Men in flip-flops, people who read over your shoulder and dieters who moan that they are fat when they are really skinny also made the list.

The study reveals that women are easier to wind up than men, with more than 80 per cent admitting that little things can send them into a rage.

But Victor Meldrew-style blokes are also alive and kicking - as 33 per cent of men say the older they get the more crotchety they become.

The survey was commissioned by health drink firm Lactofree. Spokeswoman Louise Barton said: "It's the little things beyond our control which seem to annoy us the most - like novelty ring tones and noisy eaters."

THE 100 MOST ANNOYING THINGS

1. Cold callers
2. Caravans
3. Queue jumpers
4. James Blunt
5. Traffic wardens
6. Tailgaters
7. Brown nosers
8. Chantelle and Preston
9. Ex-smokers
10. Noisy neighbours
11. Hangovers
12. Carol Vorderman
13. Loud mobile users
14. Men in flip-flops
15. Paper cuts
16. Bad hair days
17. Breaking wind
18. Abi Titmuss (
19. Off milk
20. Being put on hold
21. Motorcyclists who weave through traffic
22. Drivers who park in disabled bays
23. Rude shop assistants
24. People who read over your shoulder
25. Skinny people who complain they are fat
26. Stepping in dog poo
27. Big Brother 5
28. Noisy eaters
29. People who don't clear up after their dog
30. Slow drivers in the outside lane
31. Junk mail
32. Bossiness
33. Novelty ring tones
34. Somebody nicking your parking spot
35. Diahorrea
36. Debt companies
37. Snobs
38. Jehovah's Witnesses
39. Running out of loo roll
40. People who have their phone turned off when you call them
41. Mosquitoes
42. Buses not arriving on time
43. Children who cough in your face
44. Being bloated
45. Leaving your mobile at home
46. Americans
47. David Blane
48. Spots
49. Stepping in chewing gum
50. Running out of hot water
51. Wasps
52. Headaches
53. Crazy Frog
54. London Tube
55. Losing your glasses
56. Warm beer
57. CDs that skip
58. Paper jam
59. Bottled water
60. Sunburn
61. Running out of change
62. People who text in capitals
63. Estate agents
64. Stubbing your toe
65. Rubbish printers
66. Flat tyres
67. People who write 'text back' in texts
68. Breaking a nail
69. Russell Brand
70. The Teletubbies
71. A pen which has run out of ink
72. Cat hair that sticks to your clothes
73. Running out of petrol
74. Flatmates who don't clean
75. Heat rash
76. Losing your passport
77. Natasha Kaplinsky
78. Being hungry
79. Tax returns
80. Road works
81. Cramp
82. Shoppers hitting your heels with their trolley
83. Failing your driving test
84. Burning toast
85. Cold showers
86. Scientology
87. Not being able to find a matching pair of socks
88. Missing the last post
89. Chihuahuas
90. Karaoke
91. Stomach ache
92. PDA (public displays of affection)
93. Craig David
94. Secret workers before exams
95. Socialists
96. Pimped up cars
97. Getting something in your eye
98. Out-of-tune singers
99. Hollyoaks
100. Fake fingernails