Eamonn Holmes rushes to apologise after slur to Kerry Katona live on GB News

Eamonn Holmes was forced to apologise after saying Kerry Katona looked "oriental" due to cosmetic surgery. The broadcaster was speaking to the presenter and singer about her recent cosmetic surgery, which Kerry has always been open and honest about in the past.

But it was one comment on his Breakfast programme which left Kerry completely blown away. Speaking onGB News, he asked the star: "Are you happy with the eyes?"

Kerry replied: "I had them done over a year ago now. You know all it was I could... it was making my eyes feel a bit heavy so I had an uplift. But what I don't like is when..." Eamonn responded: "And you don't look Oriental or anything do you?" leaving Kerry stunned.

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Speaking about her procedure, Kerry said: "I just wanted the skin removed. I didn't want to change my face; I just wanted the skin that was hanging over my eyes," before Eamonn praised her for being open about her cosmetic tweakments.

Apologising, he later added: "Apparently you're not allowed to describe someone as looking oriental or... I don't know how I would end up describing Kerry Katona if her eyes change shape.

"I don't know how I'm going to say does she look like someone from some other country in the eastern of the world... The world is ridiculous. How you have to apologise for people... if she painted herself or... I don't know I can't get into this. But anyway."

Eamonn's co-anchor, Ellie Costello, rapidly stepped in to try and defuse the situation, saying: "But Kerry looks beautiful." Eamonn added: "Kerry looks well, I'm sorry if you don't look well or we have offended you in any way or... Oh, I don't know."

Police had previously been informed not to call people from China and South East Asia "Oriental" in a race-hate crime report back in 2021. The Home Office excluded the word from a list of categories that were allowed. "This term is offensive," the government department said.

Meanwhile, Sarah Owen, the first female MP of Chinese descent and the chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hate Crime, branded the terminology as "incredibly outdated."

This, however, isn't the first time Eamonn has been forced to apologise for comments made on air. In 2021, he spoke on This Morning to Dr Zoe Williams and likened her hair to an alpaca. In an episode which aired on August 12, he said he wanted to "pet" her hair.

On air, he said: "Your hair reminds me of an alpaca today. You just want to pet it, don't you? It's very alpaca-ish." Zoe replied: "Don't touch my hair!" Responding to the criticism, Eamonn said on social media on the same day: "Hey everyone out there, if my attempt at being humorous with my friend @DrZoeWilliams was misjudged I am mortified and humbly apologise to anyone who was offended."

Kerry, earlier this year, revealed that she had decided not to go ahead with a lower facelift after her children begged her not to go under the knife again. Despite being excited for the procedure, Kerry says her children "massively impacted" her decision.

GB News airs every day from 6am.

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