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3rd August 2023
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Hughes then replied: “You’re a little Barbie yourself, aren’t you, with your blue eyes.” As Brown laughed, Hughes added: “She’s blushing now.”Hughes, who appeared in the third season of ITV2’s Love Island in 2017, had been slammed on social media. One commenter said she was left “speechless” by the remark and “cringing” for Brown. https://twitter.com/Lesism/status/1686830858966069249 https://twitter.com/kentishsal/status/1686390109812461569
“We have spoken to Chris and explained that his comment was not appropriate.”The story has echoes of an incident in the US this week where a radio presenter was sacked after calling a female sports reporter ‘Barbie girl’ and telling listeners that he mistook her for a cheerleader. Don Geronimo said “I’m guessing she’s a cheerleader” when referring to Emmy-winning reporter Sharla McBride, and also called her a “chick.” He has since been removed from his role at WBIG-FM. McBride had been reporting from the training camp of NFL side the Washington Commanders when Geronimo made the degrading comments. WATCH THE LATEST HOUSE OF FOOTBALL
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