Craig David after again slams Leigh Francis in excess of ‘racist’ early 2000s sketch show Bo’ Selecta

Craig David has slammed Leigh Francis’ for building a ‘racist’ depiction of him during his Channel 4 sketch series Bo’ Selecta, which aired involving 2002 and 2009.

The hitmaker, 41, branded the Celeb Juice host a ‘bully’ as he commented on their 20-calendar year-feud, which seems to have reignited, more than the series. 

Leigh carried out impressions of Craig and other celebs on the exhibit, like Mel B and Trisha Goddard.

And proving there is continue to stress in the air, it will come just a thirty day period after the comedian, who also goes by Keith Lemon, explained to Craig to ‘move on’ and ‘stop chatting about it’.

‘It was cheap shots’: Craig David the moment again slams Leigh Francis over ‘racist’ early 2000s sketch display Bo’ Selecta… right after comedian told him to ‘move on’

Appearing on Elizabeth Day’s How To Fail podcast, Craig in-depth the tough time as he recalled it having him back to being bullied in school.

Recalling the harrasment he would deal with as a little one, the musician stated: ‘It felt like the universe, god, no matter what you want to contact it, was saying let’s mirror the exact matter that took place to you in university. 

‘But now in a way of getting any person in the community eye, we’re gonna emphasise that to the whole globe. I could not very recognize why I was sensation the identical bullying point all around again, like I was in faculty.’

The series title is based on the title of the Artful Dodger and Craig David track ‘Re-Rewind (The Group Say Bo Selecta)’ and portrays Craig as an egotistical Yorkshireman who owns a plastic peregrine falcon named Kes. 

Controversial: Leigh, also recognized as Keith Lemon, established the Channel 4 sketch series Bo’ Selecta, which aired in between 2002 and 2009 and would display him impersonating celebrities

Portrayal: The sequence title is primarily based on the title of the Clever Dodger and Craig David music ‘Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)’ and portrays Craig as an egotistical Yorkshireman who owns a plastic peregrine falcon named Kes

Professing that the display was responsible for derailing his pop job simply because people stopped having him critically, Craig continued: ‘I think the most annoying factor with that series is that it would not be satisfactory now, For me to have gone via ten many years of that, it was not just the display, it was the aftermath of the display. 

‘I could not comprehend the place the place of bullying was so focused in on me. It was just low cost pictures all the time.’

There are quite a few scenarios of blackface in the sketch exhibit, with Craig introducing that his mockery of Mel B and Trisha was ‘blatant racism’.

Continuing: ‘And there have been quite a few individuals getting ridiculed. I had a moment on BBC Breakfast talking about Trisha Goddard and Mel B. It was not just the simple fact there is three black folks on that clearly show and they were being remaining ridiculed, it was racism nevertheless you search at that. You put a rubber mask on and you run it like that, you are becoming racist.’

Traumatic: Appearing on Elizabeth Day’s How To Are unsuccessful podcast, Craig detailed the challenging time as he recalled it taking him back again to getting bullied in school

Derailed: Boasting that the exhibit was dependable for derailing his pop occupation because people stopped getting him significantly, Craig ongoing: ‘I feel the most irritating matter with that series is that it wouldn’t be satisfactory now’

Adding previous his taunts of previous England captain David Beckham to the listing of ‘cheap shots’, Craig recalled Leigh’s mockery over the audio of the sportsman’s voice.

‘These weren’t hypothetical figures, they were actual people with life and feelings, and it was low-priced photographs, that was the premise of the clearly show.’

Leigh designed an apology to Craig, Mel B and Trisha back in June 2020 for the way he caricatured black celebrities, producing an settlement with Channel 4 that identical yr to get the display down from their All 4 streaming system immediately after deeming these sketches inappropriate for a fashionable audience.

A lot more stars: There are lots of scenarios of blackface in the sketch present, with Craig including that his mockery of Mel B (left) and Trisha Goddard (suitable) was ‘blatant racism’

And it seemed that the pair had set items to mattress soon after Leigh recalled bumping into Craig at mutual good friend Fearne Cotton’s 2014 wedding day. 

Speaking to The Sunlight newspaper’s Television set Biz column, the comic mentioned: ‘The only way it’s at any time likely to go away from him, if he feels persons are likely on about it, is to stop chatting about it.

‘It’s ages back, isn’t it? It is, 20 yrs ago. I would like he wasn’t upset. I bumped into him at Fearne’s wedding and we hugged it out and almost everything was all awesome.’

Apology: Leigh designed an apology to Craig, Mel B and Trisha back again in June 2020 for the way he caricatured black superstars, making an settlement with Channel 4 that same yr to get the display down from their All 4 streaming system just after deeming individuals sketches inappropriate for a fashionable audience