He and co-star Matt Lucas have apologised for playing characters of different ethnic backgrounds in Little Britain. “When the artist who Alesha had backed got through she basically turned to David and said, ‘Well that’s payback for all your inappropriate Little Britain antics’. (Image: ITV) (Image: PA)“It was quite catty, although Alesha later insisted she was only joking. “He didn’t hang around after, and was the first judge to leave.”(Image: Instagram)Earlier this year, Little Britain it was removed from BBC iPlayer, Netflix and BritBox after objections resurfaced. The pair said they "regret that we played characters of other races".

Source: Daily Mirror September 12, 2020 06:56 UTC