Good Morning Britain viewers have hit out at host Ben Shepherd for the way he tried to explain the offside rule to co-presenter Kate Garraway on the show.
On Friday morning's programme, the hosts were catching up with the Mirror's Darren Lewis about football when Ben starting explaining some things about the game to Kate. At one point, Kate was told to 'be quiet' by Ben as he talked about the offside rule.
After a dramatic night of football in Qatar on Thursday night, with Germany and Belgium crashing out of the group stages, there was plenty to discuss on ITV's breakfast show. A controversial goal from Japan during their match with Germany was the reason the European country saw their 2022 World Cup campaign come to an end - with many football fans thinking the goal should have actually been ruled offside, reports The Mirror.
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As Ben and Kate discussed the goal and England's chances of winning the tournament, Ben started explaining the offside rule to Kate with the help of some gaffer tape. The presenter told Kate to "be quiet for a second" and even jokingly told her he would "gaffer tape" her mouth closed.
"Nobody told me that," Kate jokingly replied as she folded her arms after Ben told her to be quiet. Although the pair laughed, some ITV viewers took to social media after the exchange to slam the male presenter for being sexist.
"Ben Shephard you need to apologise for being rude to Kate telling her to be quiet and calling her woman ! who do you think you are," one said on Twitter. Another angrily wrote: "disgusting disrespect from Ben this morning towards Kate not only is he interrupting her many times, he’s being disrespectful and sexist “Move your paperwork Woman!! he said #Disgusted."
However, some enjoyed the light-hearted exchange between the two presenters. "Ben telling Kate to shut up has made my morning [laughing-face emoji]," one began their tweet. "They are hilarious! Love them both [love-heart emoji] #gmb @benshephard @kategarraway." Another added: "Ben Shepherd please gaffer tape Kate Garraway."
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