Comedian Leigh Francis apologises for playing black celebrities on Bo’ Selecta

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Leigh Francis made his Bo' Selecta' apology after being confronted by Trisha Goddard. The 47-year-old comedian - who is best known for starring as character Keith Lemon in numerous TV shows - recently took to Instagram to share a video of himself saying sorry for his portrayals of black celebrities such as Craig David, Michael Jackson and Trisha on the 2002 programme.

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Leigh Francis has apologised for portraying black people on his sketch show Bo' Selecta!.The 47 year old dressed up as the likes of Craig David, Michael Jackson, Mel B and Trisha Goddard, using black make-up and prosthetics to impersonate them. Following the senseless killing of George Floyd — a black man who was murdered by policemen in America — last week, Leigh has now sent his apologies after the poor treatment of black lives has caused outrage throughout the world.

Leigh Francis was in tears as he issued an apology for portraying black celebrities on his show 'Bo' Selecta'. The 47-year-old comedian - who is best known for starring as character Keith Lemon in numerous shows - took to Instagram to share a video of himself saying sorry for his portrayals of celebrities such as Craig David and Michael Jackson on the 2002 programme.

Leigh Francis was in tears as he issued an apology for portraying black celebrities on his show 'Bo' Selecta'. The 47-year-old comedian - who is best known for starring as character Keith Lemon in numerous shows - took to Instagram to share a video of himself saying sorry for his portrayals of celebrities such as Craig David and Michael Jackson on the 2002 programme.

Bo’ Selecta!The British actor, whose alter ego is Keith Lemon, is known for his bizarre skits aired on the Channel 4 programme between 2002 and 2009 and for hosting ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice since 2008.Yesterday (June 4) the actor shared a video on his Instagram in which he said he’s been on a “learning journey” over the last week and wanted to say sorry for his “offensive” portrayals of black people including singers Michael Jackson and Craig David and TV presenter Trisha Goddard.

Comedian Leigh Francis has issued a tearful apology for portraying Black celebrities on sketch show Bo’ Selecta.The comic played stars including king of pop Michael Jackson, singer Craig David and talkshow host Trisha Goddard on the show, which first aired in 2002.Francis – who plays the Keith Lemon character on TV – used latex facemasks for his caricatures of famous faces. Amid a renewed focus on the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd, Francis said he had “done a

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