Susanna Reid gives Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace a telling off for SWEARING as she defended Navy commander who slapped female officer’s bum

The former Big Brother star apologised after she was given a telling off by host Susanna Reid for her early morning bad language.

Aisleyne, 39, passionately debated whether Commander Steven Heap should have been taken to military court for something he described as a "prank, which was not sexually motivated".

Caught up in the moment, Aisleyne said: "I'm not saying it's right. I'm not saying 'oh come on, please slap my a**e, I'd love that."

The slip of the tongue forced Susanna to step in and say: "OK, shall we not use the A word at 6.40am in the morning?"

Richard Madeley – who is filling in for Piers Morgan today – added: "Oh sorry that meant right over my head."

Despite Aisleyne being pulled up for saying "a**e", journalist Radhika Sanghani who she was debating against had actually said it first.

She said: "For a lot of people it's easier to visualise it in the work place. If you're a junior and your boss suddenly grabs your arse, I mean sorry but… I'm so sorry."

Heap was cleared of sexual assault on Monday after he admitted twice slapping a female officer’s backside.

A five-man court martial panel took less than an hour to clear the decorated commander.

Radhika argued that touching someone's bottom is "always sexual", while Aisleyne felt it depended on the situation.

Aisleyne added: "We need to take into account the circumstances.
"There was a lot of alcohol involved and I don't think it was meant sexually.

"If it was meant sexually, I don't think he should have been reprimanded or gone as far as it went.

"I think it's a real shame that he's given us 30 years of service and he's going to be remembered for this, even though he's exonerated."

Reality TV star Aisleyne later bravely opened up about her own experience of sexual assault.

She felt strongly that a "slap on the bottom" shouldn't be treated the same as other "more serious" assaults because it's "damaging for the #MeToo movement."

"If someone slapped me on the bottom and I didn't like it, I would slap him in the face," said Aisleyne.

"If you don't like it deal with it head on.

"I was assaulted and it was investigated and he was convicted. They found my denim underneath his nails. It was in broad daylight walking down Oxford Street in London.

"He was sentenced and deported.

"It's definitely had an impact on me but I can also see the big difference between someone doing that and what we're talking about today."


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