THE BBC have defended Katherine Ryan's "straight white man" joke after their new show All That Glitters was showered with complaints.
The Canadian comedian, 37, is the host of the new BBC programme - and has already fumed viewers over her choice of words when she tried to calm a contestant down.
Sri Lanka-born jewellery designer Tamara realised she had bitten off more than she could chew during one of the challenges and was starting to stress.
Katherine came over to show her support and told her: "You need to really back yourself. "Do you know how confident a straight white man would be right now?" She continued: "Think about Boris Johnson, how pleased he’d be right now.
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