Vanessa Feltz’s comments about coeliac disease on This Morning have received more than a thousand additional complaints, raising the total to over 2,000 that has been received towards the ITV programme by watchdog Ofcom.
20.12.2023 - 17:40 / ok.co.uk
Vanessa Feltz has issued an apology to TV viewers after receiving backlash over 'irresponsible' comments she made on This Morning regarding coeliac disease. Vanessa, 61, appeared on This Morning on Monday, 18 December and during the show's advice segment a viewer phoned in to ask for advice as their mother-in-law was enforcing a gluten-free Christmas dinner as one guest suffers from coeliac disease.
The viewer explained their 15 year old son is a "bit of a fussy eater" and would not eat any of the food provided.
Vanessa asked if she could perhaps bring some food for her son but the caller added that she had been told she couldn't do this, to which Vanessa said: "So she’s treating coeliac disease as if it’s a kind of fatal, potentially fatal peanut allergy." She then argued that it was "completely unreasonable" to expect the house to be completely free of gluten, before adding that "it's not catching". Viewers at home were less than impressed with Vanessa's comments, with many taking to social media to complain and insist This Morning should provide correct information about coeliac disease Coeliac UK also penned a letter to ITV over Vanessa's comments, saying they were "deeply concerned" about the remarks made on This Morning.
On Tuesday, 19 December, Vanessa took the opportunity to apologise to TV viewers on her Talk TV drivetime show, where she was joined by Dr Saleyha Ahsan and a viewer named Jason, who suffers from coeliac disease. She played a clip of the This Morning segment and began by saying: "I found myself at the centre of a social media storm this week, I'll be addressing that next." "I said what I said there, but then I added that you should go in the spirit of Christmas and enjoy a gluten free meal anyway.
Vanessa Feltz’s comments about coeliac disease on This Morning have received more than a thousand additional complaints, raising the total to over 2,000 that has been received towards the ITV programme by watchdog Ofcom.
Vanessa Feltz ’s comments about coeliac disease on This Morning have received more than a thousand additional complaints, raising the total to over 2,000. The TV presenter said a caller’s mother-in-law not allowing them to bring their own food to a gluten-free Christmas dinner was “completely unreasonable”, during an episode of the ITV show on December 18.
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This Morning has been urged to apologise after Vanessa Feltz 's phone in segment on Monday morning where she made comments on coeliac disease.
Vanessa Feltz has been criticised by This Morning viewers due to her comments on coeliac disease, with some accusing her of dismissing the serious condition. During the show's advice segment, a viewer phoned in to ask for advice as their mother-in-law was enforcing a gluten-free Christmas dinner as one guest suffers from coeliac disease.The viewer explained their 15 year old son is a "bit of a fussy eater" and would not eat any of the food provided.
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