Charlotte Church is among the Celeb Traitors, however the singer-songwriter as soon as discovered herself on the centre of a BBC storm.
Charlotte Church is at present starring on The Celeb Traitors (Picture: Getty)
Celeb Traitors is again, with the BBC spin-off collection already a success amongst viewers. One contestant who seems protected from banishment for now’s singer, presenter and activist Charlotte Church, who has thrilled viewers together with her return to the BBC and offered one of many highlights of the opening episode as she was made to dig her personal grave while donned in an all-white costume.
Nonetheless, Church as soon as discovered herself on the receiving finish of an apology from the broadcaster after a risque remark about her intercourse life – made by one of many company’s most long-standing and broadly revered presenters – induced uproar amongst viewers.
Again in 2005, the singer-songwriter was simply 19 years previous however firmly within the highlight as her relationship with Wales rugby worldwide Gavin Henson dominated headlines week after week. They shortly grew to become accustomed to seeing the main points of their romance splashed throughout newspaper pages and mentioned on TV, nevertheless it was an unlikely particular person who ended up crossing the road.
Former tennis champion turned famend presenter Sue Barker shaped a part of the internet hosting lineup for that yr’s BBC Sports activities Character of the Yr Awards, however a quip she delivered about Church and Henson throughout the two-hour flagship broadcast did not land effectively with viewers.
Barker was chatting to Wales rugby head coach Mike Ruddock, who had guided his squad to a Grand Slam victory within the Six Nations for the primary time since 1978 earlier within the yr.
When questioned about his group’s prospects of repeating their success on the subsequent event, the Wimbledon legend seized her second to ship a cheeky gag.
“Clearly you may be hoping to efficiently defend the Six Nations Championship along with your star participant Gavin Henson,” she mentioned.
Church and Henson broke up in 2010 after 5 years collectively (Picture: Getty)
“So long as you possibly can maintain him out of Church.”
The studio viewers appeared startled by Barker’s remark, while Henson, who arrived late to the awards after getting caught in site visitors, was reportedly left livid when knowledgeable concerning the joke.
These tuning in at dwelling weren’t amused both, with the BBC reported on the time to have acquired “a barrage of complaints” from viewers.
Each Church and Henson subsequently acquired an apology from BBC bosses, with a spokesman saying merely: “We’re sorry if it [Barker’s remark] induced any offence.”
Sue Barker’s comment left viewers unimpressed (Picture: Getty)
The night was not with out its controversies, as Barker engaged in a dialog with marathon runner Paula Radcliffe – who’s famously identified for relieving herself on the roadside throughout that yr’s London Marathon – about her upcoming race, and quipped: “Simply be sure to try the Portaloos earlier than you get there.”
Her co-presenter Gary Lineker additionally confronted backlash after he referred to equestrian and Royal Member of the family Zara Tindall as “scorching totty”, previous to cricketer Freddie Flintoff being named that yr’s Sports activities Character of the Yr.
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Church and Henson first made their relationship public in April 2005 and started dwelling collectively the next yr. In 2007, they grew to become dad and mom to their first little one, Ruby, whereas their second little one, Dexter, arrived lower than 18 months later.
It appeared as if the Welsh energy couple would proceed to develop stronger collectively, with the rugby star popping the query to Church on her twenty fourth birthday in 2010. Nonetheless, they selected to half methods simply six weeks later, after spending 5 years collectively.
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