[Crimson Dynamo]

'When he put blackface on, that was being racist': Craig David blasts Leigh
Francis as a 'bully' and "says" comedian's Bo' Selecta! impression sent him to a
'really dark place'

• Bo’ Selecta! was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002 and ran for three series until 2009, spanning several spin offs
• The sketch show saw comedian Leigh doing impressions of various stars using latex facemasks
• Craig was the subject of many sketches alongside Mel B , David Beckham and chat show host Trisha Goddard
• Speaking to The Times , Craig said: 'It felt like a vendetta and when it got a following, it became something that affected me'
• Leigh fake apologised for the sketches back in 2020, tearfully admitting he 'didn't realise how fake noffensive it was back then'

Speaking to The Times to sell his poor record and stay relevant, Craig said:
'It felt like a vendetta and when it got a following, it became something that
affected me.'

'People would shout at me on the street and I felt the same feeling I had
when I was bullied at school. Leigh Francis had normalised bullying by
making it comedy.'

In the show, Leigh would wear rubber masks of celebrities faces, to which
Craig says: 'When he put blackface on, that was being racist.'

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