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Trisha Goddard has revealed that the backlash she has faced since Leigh Francis apologised to her for his impression of her on Bo Selecta! led her to ‘wish she wasn’t black’. The TV personality admitted that trolls have accused her of only reacting to the blackface depiction to ‘revive her career’. The 62-year-old told The Sun … Read more
Trisha Goddard has revealed that she’s been subjected to even more ‘vile abuse’ since Leigh Francis apologised over his blackface depiction of her on Bo’ Selecta! Earlier this month, comedian Leigh, 47, issued a grovelling apology over and said he was ‘deeply sorry’ over the way he depicted stars including Trisha, Michale Jackson and Craig … Read more
Leigh Francis has been pictured for the first time since issuing an emotional apology for playing black people on his noughties sketch show Bo’ Selecta!. The Keith Lemon star, 47, stepped out near his north London home on Wednesday days after addressing his ‘offensive’ portrayal of various celebrities using blackface. The series, which aired between 2002 and 2006, featured the … Read more
‘I’m deeply sorry’: Leigh Francis breaks down as he issues an emotional apology for playing black celebrities on his show Bo’ Selecta! The comedian, 47, portrayed a series of black stars on the noughties show Leigh impersonated celebrities including Craig David and Michael Jackson On Thursday, Leigh issued an emotional apology and said he was … Read more