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Becky Hill has lashed out at Jack Whitehall after the comic made a joke concerning the singer throughout this yr’s Brit Awards ceremony.
The 2025 Brits befell on 2 March with Charli XCX, Sam Fender, JADE and Ezra Collective among the many largest winners on the evening.
Hill, 31, was nominated for Greatest Dance Act, which was received by Charli XCX.
Though she didn’t stroll award with a prize the “Bear in mind” singer was talked about by Whitehall when he made a gag concerning the “eclectic combine” of nominees on supply.
“From the hovering vocals of the Wetherspoons Whitney Becky Hill, to the atmospheric home of high jaw with decks, Fred Once more” stated the 36-year-old.
Hill, who’s from Bewdley in Worcestershire, has since responded to the jibe by sharing a submit on Instagram on Tuesday (11 March) which identified that lots of the stars on the Brits, akin to Charli XCX, The Final Dinner Social gathering and Whitehall himself, come from privately educated backgrounds.
The submit sarcastically stated: “Congratulations to [this year’s Brits winners for] exhibiting that individuals from abnormal backgrounds can attain the highest in pop music, that the majority egalitarian of artwork kinds. And all introduced by Jack Whitehall.”
Hill then added her personal message: “Think about being known as a ‘Wetherspoons Whitney’ by some privately-educated nepo child who has a TV present with daddy, the showbiz agent, on nationwide TV.
“My mother and father labored so onerous to supply a center class life for me, [even though] they couldn’t afford it. Nobody gave me a leg up. I wasn’t near London so I couldn’t go to Brits college. So, should you affiliate a Midlands accent with a Wetherspoons that claims extra concerning the silver spoon in your mouth, jolly ol’ boy.”
In one other submit, Hill added: “Me and my working class perspective off to WORK at this time. Bear in mind to not be out of contact at this time youngsters, even when your daddy is wealthy. Shout out Jack Whitehall for the gas to my fireplace.”
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Hill is the primary notable title to criticise Whitehall’s internet hosting duties on the Brits.
Miquita Oliver criticised the comic for cheapening the music ceremony with “10 jokes about musicians taking cocaine”.
TV presenter Oliver mirrored on the ceremony whereas talking on the podcast Miss Me?, which she co-hosts with singer Lily Allen, remarking that the appointment of Whitehall as this yr’s host was “inappropriate”.
“I actually don’t wanna deliver Jack Whitehall down,” Oliver stated, earlier than Allen urged her to not as she is mates with the comedy star.
Oliver ignored Allen’s request and continued: “I felt like he introduced a condescending and considerably glib perspective to the proceedings.”
