View Full Version : Adil Ray fat shames Luke Littler
Cherie
02-01-2025, 10:47 PM
This is appalling....two presenters who should know better
Good Morning Britain viewers were horrified at 'disgusting' comments made about darts star Luke Littler by host Adil Ray.
Fans said Adil should be 'ashamed' as he was accused of 'fat-shaming' the 17-year-old with cruel comments about his appearance and diet.
Discussing the sports news on Thursday's show, coverage of Luke's 5-2 defeat over Nathan Aspinall that secured him a place in the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship was aired. Adil then warned viewers he was about to say something that 'might not be very popular.' He continued:
"I'm a little bit worried about Littler. He's 17 and he's turning into the look of a darts player. Look at him! He's admitting to having pizzas before a match. I'd be a bit worried," he added.
Kate Garraway then said Adil need not be worried about Luke as he's 'so successful.' Doubling down, Adil replied: "He's going to get more successful and he can keep on doing it... but I don't want him to get too unhealthy."
To lighten the mood, Kate suggested Adil visit Luke's dressing room with a carrot to 'see how that goes down.' Adil joked: "Just before the final. Here you go, I've got a salad for you from Pret." While Kate and Adil giggled in the studio, viewers at home claimed to be 'disgusted' by the exchange.
The Mirror
thesheriff443
02-01-2025, 10:53 PM
Littler is a fatastic dart player
Mystic Mock
03-01-2025, 06:30 AM
What an unnecessary comment for him to make.
arista
03-01-2025, 07:47 AM
What an unnecessary comment for him to make.
Adil is Live again today
So FAT Dart Player can Bog Off
arista
03-01-2025, 07:48 AM
This is appalling....two presenters who should know better
Bollocks
Cherie
arista
03-01-2025, 08:02 AM
GMBHD itv
spend 30mins on Newspapers
At 6:30AM - 7AM
100% better than the sad BBC
Fantastic Ava-Santina Evans on the panel
Cherie
03-01-2025, 08:11 AM
This is appalling....two presenters who should know better
Bollocks
Cherie
He is a 17 year old kid, its not nice they are adults bullying a child essentially
He is a 17 year old kid, its not nice they are adults bullying a child essentially
They should highlight what happened to Karen Carpenter
This is appalling....two presenters who should know better
Good Morning Britain viewers were horrified at 'disgusting' comments made about darts star Luke Littler by host Adil Ray.
Fans said Adil should be 'ashamed' as he was accused of 'fat-shaming' the 17-year-old with cruel comments about his appearance and diet.
Discussing the sports news on Thursday's show, coverage of Luke's 5-2 defeat over Nathan Aspinall that secured him a place in the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship was aired. Adil then warned viewers he was about to say something that 'might not be very popular.' He continued:
"I'm a little bit worried about Littler. He's 17 and he's turning into the look of a darts player. Look at him! He's admitting to having pizzas before a match. I'd be a bit worried," he added.
Kate Garraway then said Adil need not be worried about Luke as he's 'so successful.' Doubling down, Adil replied: "He's going to get more successful and he can keep on doing it... but I don't want him to get too unhealthy."
To lighten the mood, Kate suggested Adil visit Luke's dressing room with a carrot to 'see how that goes down.' Adil joked: "Just before the final. Here you go, I've got a salad for you from Pret." While Kate and Adil giggled in the studio, viewers at home claimed to be 'disgusted' by the exchange.
The Mirror
That is horrific
The guy should get sacked
Crimson Dynamo
03-01-2025, 09:03 AM
He should be made to apologise on air
Cancel the disgusting pig.
People kept doing similar with Bunting yesterday pointing out he's the same age as Ronaldo. It's like yeah darts players are not finely chiselled athletes, they're more like your average bloke who spends too much time down the pub so some of them will be a bit out of shape. That's part of what makes them quite relatable and down to earth though rather than these hyper obsessed fitness freaks.
That's not to say it should be encouraged but it shouldn't be sneered at either. It is a bit meaner when it's directed at a 17 year old too especially one who's performing at such a high level in a major sport - that's surely where the focus should be
Crimson Dynamo
03-01-2025, 09:26 AM
Faded minor actor who now reads an autocue for a living is jealous of a very talented kid
sigh
…I’m not familiar with the presenter or GMB in general is something that I don’t think I’ve ever watched so I watched back the relevant bit/comments…I don’t think there is any doubt that the comments weren’t said with any type of ‘concerned’ input and even then I don’t think it would have been appropriate for a presenter to give that input, regardless of his personal thoughts …but the comments were undoubtedly mocking and that was the purpose of them to be so…if there was any concern for a young person’s health/diet/lifestyle etc then mocking that young person would absolutely be a pretty awful thing to do…laugh/laugh, snigger/snigger, giggle/giggle, that’s helpful …such shabby behaviour and would it be ok to openly and publicly mock that shabby behaviour, would he consider…?…
…there are also many that have the thought of the training involved in being an athlete from childhood is quite detrimental to bone development and repeated joint injuries etc…is that something that’s open for mockery as well in young athletes who excel in their sport…?…
UserSince2005
03-01-2025, 10:41 AM
As he says it with his double chin.
Gross fat man himself.
Fire it.
Cherie
03-01-2025, 05:41 PM
Shame Kate didn't feel strong enough to put him down, I don't think in any other sport these type of comments would be acceptable....it's because it is white working man sport essentially,.....look at some Rugby players they dont look at peak fitness but that is a middle class sport so fine and dandy
arista
03-01-2025, 05:46 PM
[I’m not familiar with the presenter or GMB in general]
Excuse me Ammi
what do you have on AM Monday to Friday?
Crimson Dynamo
03-01-2025, 06:17 PM
Shame Kate didn't feel strong enough to put him down, I don't think in any other sport these type of comments would be acceptable....it's because it is white working man sport essentially,.....look at some Rugby players they dont look at peak fitness but that is a middle class sport so fine and dandy
spot on
[I’m not familiar with the presenter or GMB in general]
Excuse me Ammi
what do you have on AM Monday to Friday?
BBC Breakfast is much better these days tbf
Crimson Dynamo
03-01-2025, 06:35 PM
BBC Breakfast is much better these days tbf
:joker:
wild
the weight of the dart thrower does not affect their capability, so it's a personal comment on the individual and not a comment on their prowess. That, to me, is what is wrong with the comment
Crimson Dynamo
03-01-2025, 07:18 PM
the weight of the dart thrower does not affect their capability, so it's a personal comment on the individual and not a comment on their prowess. That, to me, is what is wrong with the comment
bang on
arista
03-01-2025, 07:23 PM
BBC Breakfast is much better these days tbf
But hang on,
Every weekday morning only on GMBHD itv
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Your sad bbc1 AM
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Do not forget I have 5 TV's
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only GMBHD itv has the sound on.
6:30AM to 7AM
the weight of the dart thrower does not affect their capability, so it's a personal comment on the individual and not a comment on their prowess. That, to me, is what is wrong with the comment
Plus the disastrous timing ..
The last thing Luke needed today in preparation for the final was to be in the midst of a NEGATIVE media frenzy ..
The guy was having a cheap dig about Luke’s weight but hiding it behind a ‘caring’ thought.
“ Look how fat Luke is , hope he doesn’t get any fatter as health concerns will ensue “
But hang on,
Every weekday morning only on GMBHD itv
6:30AM to 7AM
Top Political Guests in London
review the News and Newspapers.
Your sad bbc1 AM
is Stuck up North
unable to match it/
Do not forget I have 5 TV's
all with Subtitles (one has CNN HD with Subtitles)
only GMBHD itv has the sound on.
6:30AM to 7AM
That's just those saddos from the Mirror and Mail, no ones interested in them anymore
GMB has gone to the dogs since Piers left - fact
As he says it with his double chin.
Gross fat man himself.
Fire it.
He apparently defended the asian grooming gangs on the same programme so he needs to get sacked
Shame Kate didn't feel strong enough to put him down, I don't think in any other sport these type of comments would be acceptable....it's because it is white working man sport essentially,.....look at some Rugby players they dont look at peak fitness but that is a middle class sport so fine and dandy
It sounds like she even joined in .. I think I heard she suggested , jokingly that they took Luke a salad before the final .
arista
03-01-2025, 08:13 PM
That's just those saddos from the Mirror and Mail, no ones interested in them anymore
GMB has gone to the dogs since Piers left - fact
You are Wrong there are others.
[Fantastic Ava-Santina Evans on the panel]
BBC AM does not spend 30mins debating news and newspapers.
Cherie
03-01-2025, 11:04 PM
Plus the disastrous timing ..
The last thing Luke needed today in preparation for the final was to be in the midst of a NEGATIVE media frenzy ..
The guy was having a cheap dig about Luke’s weight but hiding it behind a ‘caring’ thought.
“ Look how fat Luke is , hope he doesn’t get any fatter as health concerns will ensue “
yep but because he is brown he will probably get a pass, he shouldn't of course
Cherie
03-01-2025, 11:06 PM
It sounds like she even joined in .. I think I heard she suggested , jokingly that they took Luke a salad before the final .
tbf you are right, but she has poor Derek on her side, so no one will want to cross the line
Mystic Mock
04-01-2025, 06:08 AM
Adil is Live again today
So FAT Dart Player can Bog Off
I'm not saying that Adil is wrong (health wise) in what he is saying, and obviously I don't think that he should lose his job for making an unlikable comment.
I just don't get why he felt the need to make that kind of comment when discussing a Sport?
Mystic Mock
04-01-2025, 06:12 AM
That's just those saddos from the Mirror and Mail, no ones interested in them anymore
GMB has gone to the dogs since Piers left - fact
And the bar weren't very high back then.:laugh:
Mystic Mock
04-01-2025, 06:13 AM
He apparently defended the asian grooming gangs on the same programme so he needs to get sacked
He did what?
He did what?
Yeah .. it wasn’t yesterday though as reported…
It was another program … apparently said something like the majority of grooming was done by white males or something and a huge % of Asian males worked night shifts and put them in ‘ situations’ with young women .
“ Although only a very small number of Asian men are involved in such crimes - more than 80 per cent of sexual offenders as a whole are white “
Mystic Mock
04-01-2025, 09:34 PM
Yeah .. it wasn’t yesterday though as reported…
It was another program … apparently said something like the majority of grooming was done by white males or something and a huge % of Asian males worked night shifts and put them in ‘ situations’ with young women .
“ Although only a very small number of Asian men are involved in such crimes - more than 80 per cent of sexual offenders as a whole are white “
So he is using the fact that the majority of the UK is white as a crutch?:joker:
Regardless, I have to question anyone who defends Paedophilia because they share a similar cultural background, it shows me a warped individual.
Mystic Mock
04-01-2025, 09:45 PM
People kept doing similar with Bunting yesterday pointing out he's the same age as Ronaldo. It's like yeah darts players are not finely chiselled athletes, they're more like your average bloke who spends too much time down the pub so some of them will be a bit out of shape. That's part of what makes them quite relatable and down to earth though rather than these hyper obsessed fitness freaks.
That's not to say it should be encouraged but it shouldn't be sneered at either. It is a bit meaner when it's directed at a 17 year old too especially one who's performing at such a high level in a major sport - that's surely where the focus should be
Bunting is only three years older than Sam Quek.:shocked:
I could've swore there would have been a 15 year age gap between them.
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