Brits red-faced over racy, lacy Sabrina

IN 1970, WOMEN liberation activists hurled flour bombs and rotten fruit at Bob Hope for co-hosting Miss World, accusing the event of “exploiting women”.

- GARRY BUSHELL

I wonder what those early feminists would make of The Brit Awards 2025?

Screened pre-watershed by ITV last weekend, the Brits opened with Sabrina Carpenter's female dancers, clad in underwear and suspenders, flashing their gussets like Soho strippers.

Talented Sabrina then ended her routine by sliding suggestively down a “guardsman". Pop blurred into soft porn without a single mouldy plum being slung.

The performance prompted hundreds of complaints to watchdog Ofcom. Progress?

At least Miss Grenada kept her dignity.

Jack Whitehall might not be everybody's cup of Earl Grey splosh, but he did well, delivering decent jokes to TV's rowdiest, drunkest audience.

Jack told KSI his Britain’s Got Talent role was “like Stephen Hawking judging Strictly”, and said heavily tattooed Teddy Swims (who came dressed as a duvet) had “the voice of an angel and the face of a primary school desk”.

Looking at Sam Ryder, he quipped, “Someone brought their drug dealer”.

Well, it was Charli’s night.

ITV muted Danny Dyer, which begs the question why book him in the first place? In drink, Dyer usually talks like he’s in a swearing contest with Gordon Ramsay and Malcolm Tucker.

Several winners spoke out about the need to keep youth clubs and independent clubs alive. Good.