Lorraine Kelly faces 354 Ofcom complaints for allegedly ‘body shaming’ Nigel Farage.
The 63-year-old TV veteran faced outrage after seeing the former politician, Nigel, 59, naked in the shower, calling the episode, which aired on Monday, the 20th, ‘traumatising.’
She went on to trash his appearance, expressing her ‘astonishment’ after finding out he’s just 59 and claiming he ‘got the face he deserved.’
Lorraine reacted to Nigel’s age during a talk with former MP and TV personality Edwina Currie and celebrity reporter Lucie Cave on Tuesday’s show, stating, ‘Is he only 59??!
“I thought he was a hell of a lot older than that. That is astonishing. You get the face you deserve thankfully. You really do.” Nigel’s team has issued ITV a legal letter claiming a breach of a ‘indecency’ clause in his contract, which allegedly bans the channel from displaying footage of him naked in the jungle shower.
His lawyer claimed that the contract was broken after millions of viewers viewed his bottom.
Three days later, more scenes of the Brexit Party founder, who is paid £1.5 million for his appearance on the show, were broadcast, showing him naked in the bath.
ITV acknowledged receiving the complaint but stated that nothing in Mr. Farage’s contract prevents them from displaying him naked.
They have yet to react to his team’s request. Many of Lorraine’s viewers believe she would never say such things about a lady. ‘I’m not a fan of Nigel, but Lorraine, that comment was below the belt,’ one viewer wrote. That would never be said of a lady, #Lorraine’.