This Morning Host Andi Peters Responds to Miriam Margolyes Racism Row

TV presenter Andi Peters has addressed Miriam Margolyes’ questioning of his race live on air while presenting This Morning.

Actor Margolyes, 85, has become increasingly known for her unpredictable chat show appearances, and her comments about Peters’ heritage on the ITV daytime series on Thursday (3 September) left show bosses so “nervous” they were edited from the episode that was added to catch-up service ITVX.

After Margolyes started impersonating co-host Christine Lampard’s Northern Irish accent, she asked Peters: “What accent would be normal for you? What are you?”

Peters replied: “What am I? I’m me,” to which the Harry Potter actor said: “Well, you’re a mix, aren’t you? So you’ve got a Black daddy and a white mummy.”

He informed Margolyes that both of his parents are Black, following which she used an outdated phrase. When the host said that he “didn’t know there were shades”, Margolyes stated: “There are shades.”

At this point, producers expressed their concern over the conversation in Peters’ earpiece, with the host saying: “They’re getting nervous now.”

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