Eamon Holmes should switch his off button permanently off!

I quite like his outspoken views.
I'd rather see that than all the gushing old twaddle a lot of daytime shows deem appropriate.

Of course, I wouldn't like him to be saying things about me, though.

I'd rather have him than Phillip Schofield.

I bet Ruth has a real go at him, offscreen.
She must cringe at the things he says.

I'd love to meet the people who choose the gruesome twosomes who do the long ITV morning show.
I think all 3 pairs are grim.

Wow !! that was extremely out of order no wonder she was annoyed
What a twxx and I wish he’d keep quite about his blooming aching legs too

Eamon and Ruth are my favourite presenters. Their bickering is very entertaining. I much prefer him to Philip Schofield who seems to be on everything including adverts. I like Holly though.

you have to have diversity training if you work in a supermarket, surely they have it if they are working on tv?

JaneJudge

you have to have diversity training if you work in a supermarket, surely they have it if they are working on tv?

and before I am asked why

this explains

He is not nasty. could of been laughed off. Offence taken at everything these days.

I've read that he apologised and Zoe accepted. She said he is her friend and one of the most warm hearted people she knows. She did also add that she has had many comments about her hair over the years which she finds unacceptable.

So its offence taken on someone else's behalf?
Someone who isn't the slightest bit offended.
They never include that in diversity training.

Dr Williams also addressed the incident, saying on Instagram that she had accepted the presenter’s apology.

She went on: “What I want to say is that I’m aware that his remarks, though meant without malice, have offended people. And if that comment had been made to me by a stranger, then I too would likely be offended.

“It was mis-judged and I think it’s fair to say that both Eamonn and I wish it hadn’t been said.”

It is offensive though. It can't go unchecked if he said it on live tv

They've both addressed it.
Not his finest moment, but hardly the end of the world.

I see from the video that she really found it funny ?
You might have been offended but she wasn’t.

Apparently people often want to touch the hair of Black people, and sometimes do touch it.
It must be very annoying.

Dr Zoe laughed along because she was being watched by millions but her remarks make clear that she didn't like it.

He wanted to pat a black person’s hair? How can people not see how offensive that is?

Isn't it offensive to assume it was because the person is black?
No reference was made to ethnicity or skin colour.
Although why he thought it appropriate to mention her hair at all is beyond me.

Oh come on Lemsip that was a totally racist remark if it was done in error then he needs more training
If you’d grown up having every Tom dick and Harry wanting to touch your hair bounce their hand on it and make remarks about it maybe you’d understand more
…and yes it happens all the time my kids grew up with it,
‘oh it’s softer than I expected’ ‘can I touch it’ bounce bounce
‘How do you get a comb through that’

Would you really like strangers in the street actually touching your hair and remarking about it you wouldn’t go and stroke a white person hair would you ??

Fair point, BlueBelle and apologies from me.
(But I have been a stroker and strokee of caucasian hair - I love a spikey "do" and when i had mine shaved, lots of people asked to touch it)
I'm nearly bald now, so........

MissA. I'd love someone to stroke mine. I have none.

I'm not far behind you, kate.
It's not exactly a laugh a minute, is it?

Nope.

Oh well, perhaps it's to teach me a lesson in sensitivity.
If someone wanted to touch my bald patches and announced it on tv I wouldn't be so clever.