Channel 4 apologises for airing gay slur on Countdown

Channel 4 apologises for airing a gay slur as an answer during an episode of Countdown.

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By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief | 18 August 2021

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Channel 4 has apologised for an error in judgement after broadcasting the word "poofter" during an episode of Countdown.

Contestant Matt Gould had said the word with trepidation in giving his seven-letter answer to a letters round and was duly awarded the points.

The fact that his answer was left in the final edit took even him by surprise, with him telling The Sun: "I apologise for my part in this. I thought it might be edited differently.

"At the time I said 'I have an inappropriate 7 that I know is in the dictionary or a riskier 7 that I'm less sure about'. I thought that bit would be reshot with a non-offensive 7 letter word."

In response, a Channel 4 spokesperson said: "The airing of the word was an error of judgement. It does not align with our values and we apologise for any offence caused."

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