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3rd August 2022
02:27pm BST
"How are you? I mean you look a bit knackered to be fair... "The forward, who was England's top scorer at the tournament with six goals, was shocked by the comment and replied: "Oh thank you!" Singth then added: "Your whole body has just like gone!" https://twitter.com/NanceBaker/status/1554620018108801024?s=20&t=4y3FTaiRGOXk36radY9jQA
"We had Beth Mead on the show yesterday, who by the way, looked fantastic, felt knackered just to clear that up. It was a slip of the tongue on my part, I apologise."The incident followed after Richard Madeley was criticised for his sexist remarks towards England's winning goalscorer, Chloe Kelly, on the same day. Kelly was nicknamed "Coco" by Madeley because 'that's what he calls his daughter' during an interview alongside Kate Garraway on Good Morning Britain. https://twitter.com/FootballJOE/status/1554431465013780485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1554431465013780485%7Ctwgr%5E67dc3e7c7f44ef4b955d5a37f3f66966aacb8904%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.co.uk%2Fentertainment%2Flioness-chloe-kellys-face-says-it-all-after-richard-madeley-calls-her-coco-in-sexist-exchange-351709 Twitter users were left shocked by the comment, with one writing: "Richard Madeley you don't interview someone then end with calling them your daughters nickname. Show Chloe Kelly some respect, she's more than earned it." Beth Mead won two personal accolades at the Women's Euro 2022 finals - her six goals saw her finish a tournament top scorer and she also picked up the 'Best Player' prize. This comes just a year after she failed to make Great Britain women's football team for the Tokyo Olympics.
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