- Comedian Katherine Ryan has revealed that Victoria Beckham directly contacted her to express offence over a controversial joke made during an episode of BBC panel show Have I Got News For You.
- The remark, broadcast last November, alluded to an alleged email by Sir David Beckham and presented Victoria Beckham as equivalent to a severe profanity, prompting complaints that were subsequently upheld by the BBC.
- Following an investigation by the broadcaster's Executive Complaints Unit, the offensive quip was edited out of the programme on BBC iPlayer.
- Ryan stated she issued an unreserved apology to the former Spice Girl, explaining that the comment was intended to be tongue-in-cheek and that she never meant to cause distress.
- Addressing the complaint's outcome on social media, Ryan light-heartedly cited matrescence following the birth of her fourth child as a factor, adding she hopes the pair can patch things up in the future.
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