Susanna Reid reacts to David Haye’s ‘ugly birds’ comments on I’m A Celeb

By Laura Harding, Press Association Entertainment Editor

Susanna Reid has said boxer David Haye’s comments about “ugly birds” do not “bear scrutiny”.

The TV star appeared unimpressed by the remarks made by the boxer on I’m A Celebrity South Africa when discussing his girlfriend Sian Osborne.

In a group chat with the rest of the camp, Haye said of Osborne: “She’s got a personality of a proper ugly bird.”

When fellow campmate Scarlett Moffatt told him “you can’t say that”, Haye continued: “Most ugly girls realise they’re not pretty enough… they’ve got to have a personality to banter and tell jokes to overlook that they’re not aesthetically amazing straight away.

“Most ugly girls realise they’ve got to have a personality, it’s called Ugly Duckling syndrome, when girls are ugly when they start off, they get pretty as they get older, but they’ve still got the personality of when they’re ugly.

“You get a girl who was pretty from day one, everyone tells her she’s amazing, so she grows up thinking ‘I’m amazing, everyone loves me, I can open up any door, I can go anywhere I want’. They don’t have to have a personality because most super pretty girls are idiots.

“But their ugly friend, they’ve got to work a bit harder. They’ve got to be more personable, they’ve got to be nicer to everyone.”

Reacting to a clip of Haye’s monologue on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, presenter Reid said: “I love that Scarlett just sits there going, ‘You cannot say that’. He’s completely unfiltered.”

Asked what she thought he meant by the comments, Reid dismissed them, saying: “I just don’t think it bears scrutiny.”

Co-host Ed Balls then weighed in, saying “there are very many attractive women who cook well”, which prompted showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold to tell him: “Oh Ed, minefield!”

Haye’s comments were met with disbelief in camp, with Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts shaking her head, and soap star Beverley Callard questioning: “Does that mean handsome men have shit personalities?”

Haye responded by saying he does not pay attention to men.

I’m A Celebrity South Africa continues on ITV1 and ITVX at 9pm.