It has not been a great week for off-the-cuff remarks during this week's live Britain's Got Talent finals.
Earlier,
Declan Donnelly came under criticism from viewers for a comment directed at girl group Zyrah Rose, and now attention has turned to judge Alesha Dixon.
Commenting on Vox Fortura's performance last night, Alesha was full of praise for the "sensational" singers , whom she referred to as "sexy chocolate men".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwyA7gtS_jo&feature=youtu.be&a
The pop star couldn't say enough good things, describing them as "polished to perfection", but the word "chocolate" has been interpreted as racially charged by some people who expressed their annoyance on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/RichUnder/status/735564235028213762
https://twitter.com/cesca_uk/status/735566112021225472
https://twitter.com/Chef_uk/status/735552790156709889
https://twitter.com/markdonnyiron/status/735559775044374528
https://twitter.com/ChrissyKitty87/status/735550427048054784
Not everyone was offended by the comment though:
https://twitter.com/KelaDaScientist/status/735783150069026820
https://twitter.com/Princesskeshia1/status/735776858663321600
https://twitter.com/1NCONNU_/status/735753307147227136
And indeed, the guys in question - Vox Fortura - don't seem to have a problem with what she said:
https://twitter.com/Vox_Fortura/status/735561648870699009
To which Dixon replied:
https://twitter.com/AleshaOfficial/status/735827618700890113
