Richard Madeley is facing backlash, for comments he made about Kate Middleton yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge{
But yesterday, speaking on Good Morning Britain, instead of discussing a news item about the awards and climate change - literally one of the most urgent and pressing issues of our time - host Richard Madeley decided to mention Kate's appearance. Namely how 'slim' she looked.
'She’s so slim isn’t she, Kate,' Richard said, to which co-host Susannah Reid replied, 'She is, isn't she?' He responded to that with: 'Tiny, tiny waist.' And Susannah added: 'She looks absolutely terrific.'
Yes, Kate does look terrific - but this isn't because she's what they consider 'slim.' The narrative that skinny = good is never helpful, but it's especially harmful on a show with millions of viewers, some of whom could either be impressionable, or already struggling with their weight. (Beat estimates that 1.25million UK residents are living with an eating disorder.)
And also, let's be honest, it's just plain inappropriate for a man to comment on a woman's size - regardless of the fact it's on telly.
The sad truth is, no matter how weird/inappropriate it was, there's more important things to be commenting on - like the cause Kate was trying to draw attention to. At the moment, there's more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than any other time in human history and sea levels are rising faster than ever before. With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference happening at the end of this month, that's where all of our attention really needs to be. Certainly not on the size of a woman's waist.
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