Good Morning Britain viewers were left less than impressed during Thursday’s show due to comments made about darts player Luke Littler. After a video was shown, presenter Adil Ray made remarks about his appearance.
He said: “I have to say and this might not be very popular, I’m a little bit worried about Luke. He’s 17 and he’s turning into the look of a darts player.”
As Sean Fletcher could be heard awkwardly laughing in the background, Adil highlighted his eating habits. He continued: “He is though. If I were his mum and dad, I mean, he’s sort of – look at him.”
“He’s admitted he has pizzas before a match and sits there playing computer games. I just think I’m a bit worried.”
Co-host Kate Garraway asked: “Are you? He’s so successful.”
“I know but he’s going to get more successful and I just worry,” Adil hit back as his co-star questioned if he was “fretting”.
“I don’t want him to get too unhealthy,” Adil continued as Kate joked he could “pop over with a carrot”. “See how that goes down,” she teased.
Adil laughed: “Just before the final, I’ve brought a nice little salad for you from Pret.”
“To be fair, lots of 17 year-olds like pizza,” Kate chipped in. “But I know what you mean, you’re concerned, I like that.”
Adil concluded: “He’s brilliant though, I absolutely love him, he’s great.”
It wasn’t long before viewers took to Twitter to share their outrage, with many unimpressed with Adil’s comments. One person fumed: “Adil trying to fat shame Luke Littler is not the best thing this morning.”
Another reeled: “@gmb Really, Fat shaming live on morning TV @Ofcom should investigate this shocking behaviour.” Someone else commented: “Wow @adilray body-shaming like littler on live TV, call to @Ofcom needed @GMB He’s not even that overweight.”
One fan commented: “@GMB please ditch that Adil Ray! I hope he makes a public apology to Luke Littler after making derogatory comments about him.” With someone else tweeting: “your hosts fat shaming Luke Littler, a 17 year old boy is unacceptable and unnecessary. Clearly a bitter & unhappy new year for Adil & Kate.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV from 6am.
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