‘We are wearing costumes!’ Pussycat Dolls’ Ashley Roberts hits back at the hundreds of Ofcom complaints over THOSE raunchy performances
Ashley Roberts has hit back at the hundreds of Ofcom complaints the Pussycat Dolls have sparked over their raunchy performances during ITV family shows.
The TV watchdog received 68 complaints about the band during Saturday Night Takeaway’s launch show a week ago, after 419 viewers contacted Ofcom over their X Factor performance.
But the dancer, 38, hit back as she told The Sun: ‘We are wearing costumes. And they are sassy and fierce.
Furious: Ashley Roberts has hit back at the hundreds of Ofcom complaints the Pussycat Dolls have sparked over their raunchy performances during ITV family shows
‘We are owning our femininity and celebrating ourselves as women.’
Ashley’s defiant display comes after hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s best efforts to keep the girls covered up in a hilarious response to the 419 complaints the group’s December X-Factor appearance received.
The girl group appeared on the first show of the new Saturday Night Takeaway series dressed in scantily-clad ensembles, where they performed a medley of their hits and new single react.
Skimpy: The TV watchdog received 68 complaints about the band during Saturday Night Takeaway’s launch show a week ago
Too much: The Pussycat Dolls’ risqué performance and skimpy outfits proved too much for some Saturday Night Takeaway viewers
The performance took a funny turn however, as the Geordie duo attempted to ‘censor’ the routine after begging the girls to tone down’ the sex appeal.
Ant and Dec’s reaction came following the band’s 419 complaints from angry X Factor fans who accused their performance of looking like a ‘strip show’.
But despite Ant and Dec’s efforts to avoid a backlash, even though they flashed the flesh themselves, 68 people took to the media regulator to call out the Pussycat Dolls’ routine, according to The Sun.
Not happy: Despite Ant and Dec’s efforts to avoid a backlash, viewers still took to the media regulator to call out the Pussycat Dolls’ routine
Mailonline have contacted Ofcom and Saturday Night Takeaway for comment.
Throughout the show Ant and Dec had joked that their performance would be ‘family friendly’, so when the racy routine kicked off their sprinted down to the stage with a huge mock censor buttons.
Lead singer Nicole Scherzinger enjoyed the funny gag, before saying ‘Ant and Dec, excuse me’ as she continued to belt out Don’t Cha.
The duo then held up a huge ITV ‘disruption’ sign to cover the screen, only for the girls to burst through it with the use of their hands and heels.
Racy: Ashley said: ‘We are owning our femininity and celebrating ourselves as women’
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