Chris Hughes has apologised to his girlfriend, Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, after being caught in an altercation with a photographer at the NTAs last night. It comes after reports the Love Island star was being investigated by police for the incident, which happened in the early hours of this morning.
His girlfriend, Jesy, had an amazing night - as she took home an award for her documentary about trolling and body image, Odd One Out. And now Chris has apologised for ‘distracting’ from Jesy's win on her big night.
‘I want to address last nights altercation,’ he said on Instagram stories. ‘I was having an amazing night celebrating the award my girlfriend deservedly won. After coming out of our hotel a particular paparazzi decided to repeatedly call me a name I wouldn't call my worst enemy, and physically try and start an altercation.’
He added, ‘As everyone can see I retaliated back badly to this which I totally regret. I'm human. No different to anyone else. However I want to make everyone aware this was only in self defence. I hope people I care about including my followers, family and friends can understand and forgive me.’
Saying sorry to Jesy, he concluded the post, ‘This night was about Jesy's win and I am sorry if I distracted anyone from this. Ultimately, I'm the proudest boyfriend ever and want to congratulate my amazing girlfriend for a deserving win. I am so proud of you.’
Following the incident, a spokesperson for Met Police said, ‘We can confirm that at 03:52hrs on Wednesday, 29 January, police received a report of assault and criminal damage following an altercation between two men at Waterview Drive, Greenwich. The incident is reported to have taken place at a time between 23:00hrs on Tuesday, 28 January and 01:00hrs on Wednesday, 29 January. The reported criminal damage relates to photographic equipment. There were no reported injuries. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue.’
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