Andy Herren, who won Season 15 of Big Brother back in 2013, is speaking out about the show’s lack of diversity. The 33-year-old Aurora, Illinois native, who was the first openly-gay winner in the show’s history, released a lengthy statement on Twitter on Saturday. The reality star first issued the statement to E! Online, before … Read more
London’s New Covent Garden flower market is caught in Black Lives Matter row as florists accuse it of failing to promote diversity Iona Mathieson and Romy St Clair who run Sage Flowers criticised the market They said it promoted British Flowers Week with ‘well-established white florists’ The florists complained the flower market in London was … Read more
Sandra Oh has insisted the UK is ‘behind’ America in terms of racial diversity as the progression of people of colour behind the camera is ‘very slow’. The Killing Eve star, 48, spoke candidly with Kerry Washington during an episode of Variety’s Actors on Actors: At Home about working on the hit programme. Sandra and Kelly both … Read more
BBC will spend £100m over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups and create ‘inclusive’ content Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s pledge comes in the wake of a … Read more
BBC will spend £100m of its TV budget over three years to ensure 20% of its off-screen workforce is from minority or under-privileged groups in wake of Black Lives Matter protests Twenty per cent of BBC off-screen talent to be from under-represented groups This will include disabled, BAME workers and people from poor backgrounds The BBC’s … Read more
Director Steve McQueen slams the ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in British film and TV, branding it ‘blatant racism’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 23:37 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 21 June 2020 Sir Steve McQueen has said that the UK has a ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in its film and TV … Read more
Australian children’s group The Wiggles has come under scrutiny for its lack of diversity. The popular band, which was formed in 1991, features an all-white lineup, including Emma Watkins, 30, Lachlan Gillespie, 34, Simon Pryce, 48, and Anthony Field, 57. And in the wake of the Black Lives Movement, some parents have urged the group … Read more
Josh Thomas is currently under fire for some ‘insensitive comments’ he made about race in 2016. And it turns out that those comments aren’t the first time that the comedian has raised eyebrows over the issue of diversity. Back in 2014, the 33-year-old revealed that the now defunct U.S. network Pivot had expressed concerns over … Read more
Viewers have praised CBeebies show JoJo & Gran Gran – the first British-made animated TV show centered around the lives of a black family. The programme, which tells the story of a four-year-old girl’s adventures with her grandmother, premiered in March and has since won legions of fans, with parents taking to Twitter to applaud … Read more
The Bachelor star Seinne Fleming has become the latest member of Bachelor Nation to speak out about the show’s struggles with diversity. The 30-year-old commercial real estate manager from Long Beach, California, who appeared on Season 22 of The Bachelor in 2018, told E! that she doesn’t watch the show anymore because, ‘I don’t feel it’s … Read more