Eamonn Holmes forced to apologise after slur to Kerry Katona live on GB News
Eamonn Holmes forced to apologise for on‑air slur
- Eamonn Holmes has apologised after using the term "oriental" during a live GB News interview with Kerry Katona on Thursday.
- Holmes made the comment while discussing Katona's cosmetic surgery on her eyelids, asking if she looked "oriental or anything".
- He later issued an apology, stating he was "not allowed to describe someone as looking oriental" and that "the world is ridiculous how you have to apologise for people".
- The term "oriental" is widely condemned as outdated and derogatory, and is banned in US federal law and no longer used by the Metropolitan Police.
- Watch the video in full above.