Lorraine presenter Ranvir Singh has apologised after sparking a bit of a backlash by saying that Lioness Beth Mead looked “knackered” after her team’s historic win.
Ranvir, who is filling in for Lorraine Kelly on the ITV show, made the comment as she chatted to the footy ace about the Lionesses victory in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 championship at the weekend.
Introducing Beth on the programme, Ranvir said: “How are you?
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“I mean you, I’m not going to… look a bit knackered to be fair.”
“Thank you!” Beth replied, looking slightly surprised at the remark.
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Ranvir, 44, then added that Beth’s “whole body has just, like, gone”.
The footballer agreed, explaining that her body was “relaxed” now.
Some viewers posted messages on Twitter saying that they weren’t that impressed with the TV star’s remark, with one calling it “rude” and another suggesting that it was “patronising”.
Others said they thought Beth looked great.
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“#Lorraine no woman wants to be told they look knackered Ranvir & #bethmead actually looks really fresh considering she’s had little sleep,” one fan said.
Another person said the interview was “sooo cringe” and accused Ranvir of being “patronising”.
“If I ever did anything interview worthy I really don’t think I’d want Ranvir to do my first interview, sorry,” tweeted someone else.
“Why does this interview feel so awkward? @bmeado9 you look great on no sleep, definitely wouldn’t say ‘knackered’ no authentic warmth from Ranvir?!”
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Another viewer said to the TV presenter: “Honestly, @ranvir01 on #lorraine @bmeado9 doesn’t look knackered at all! Rude.”
Ranvir then replied to explain what she had meant when she made the comment to the sports star.
“Agreed!” she tweeted. “I meant I knew she felt knackered!”
“I think she has forgiven me ;),” she added.
In another post, Ranvir clarified: “I meant to say ‘felt’ the perils of live tv for you!”
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