Linda Robson has apologised to the town of Stoke-on-Trent, after a comment she made on ‘Loose Women’ wound up sparking a complaint to Ofcom.
Earlier this week, the panellists on the ITV show were discussing the news involving Nicole Bailey, the woman who was smacked with a criminal record after picking £20 up off the floor of a shop.
When the shop in question was shown on screen, Linda wound up facing a backlash when she remarked that it looked “poor”, adding: “It’s not Waitrose or Marks and Spencer.
“It looks like they don’t have a lot of money, the people who shop in there.”
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Her comments rubbed some viewers up the wrong way, including local resident Kirsty Bailey, who has now complained to Ofcom.
She complained to the Stoke Sentinel: “I just thought it was pretty disgusting to be honest. She knows nothing about the area. I felt she was speaking ill of the working class and the people of Blurton in general. With all the bad press the city has had — this is just another blow.”
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Responding to the controversy, and Ofcom complaint, Linda has now issued an apology.
She insisted to the Daily Star: “I’m really, really sorry if i’ve upset anybody.
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Last year, ‘Loose Women’ was the subject of Ofcom complaints on more than one occasion, most memorably when Katie Price’s teenage son, Harvey, dropped the C-bomb live on air.
Katie was also at the centre of complaints when she got a bit overzealous in describing her sex life during one infamous discussion, while some viewers voiced their disdain when the show ran a discussion about whether the presenters would be comfortable dating a bisexual man.
‘Loose Women’ airs every weekday on ITV at 12.30pm.