Emily In Paris star Lucien Laviscount used an interview with GMB's North American correspondent last night to weigh in on the BBC's impartiality row, shouting ‘F*** the Tories’ and flipping the bird to the camera.
The footballer-turned-pundit, 62, was blasting the government’s newly announcedGary commented on a Twitter video put out by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, in which she unveiled government plans to stop migrant boats crossing the Channel.Good Morning Britain’s North American correspondent Noel Phillips took to the champagne-coloured carpet and discussed the current row between BBC and Gary.
Noel spoke with the former Waterloo Road actor, 30, about the impartiality row who simply seethed: ‘F*** the Tories,’ while flipping the bird to the camera.Noel also spoke with singer Nile Rogers, who said: ‘If somehow caring about people offends somebody, you know what I say to that? It’s not good for television.’
Despite Match of the Day being shortened on Saturday, half a million more people tuned in to watch in comparison to the previous week’s programme. The latest episode was said to have garnered 2.6million viewers, while last week’s had 2.1m, according to Barb’s overnight figures. On Friday March 10, the BBC released a statement that read: ‘The BBC has been in extensive discussions with Gary and his team in recent days. We have said that we consider his recent social media activity to be a breach of our guidelines.
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