Matt Lucas has issued and apology to actress Millie Bobby Brown after using a catchphrase from Little Britain alongside a set of photographs of her on X.
The comedian, who created and starred in the show alongside David Walliams in the early 2000s, wrote the phrase, "no but yeah but", which was used by Little Britain character, Vicky Pollard, alongside photos of Brown.
These photos show Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown out and about in LA, wearing hoop earrings and a pink top, which prompted Lucas to note "the similarity by posting one of her (Vicky's) catchphrases".
Following this, Matt Lucas apologised to Brown, with this Instagram post.
"Dear Millie, I just saw your post and wanted to respond, and provide some context. Nearly 25 years ago I co-wrote and appeared in a sketch show called Little Britain", Lucas wrote. "There was a character in it called Vicky Pollard, who had blonde hair and always wore a pink top, and in the photo you had blonde hair and wore a pink top so I pointed out the similarity by posting one of her catchphrases".
"I thought you looked terrific and I was mortified when the press wrote that I 'slammed' you, firstly because that's not my style, and secondly because I think you're brilliant", he added. "I would not have posted it if I had thought it would have upset you but I realise it has and for that I apologise".
This also comes after Millie Bobby Brown, who starred as Eleven in Netflix hit Stranger Things, took to social media to hit out at media coverage regarding her changing appearance, which she described as "bullying".
In this post, she quoted things like Lucas' comments, which she said were "amplifying an insult rather than questioning why a grown man is mocking a young woman's appearance".
"This isn't journalism. This is bullying. The fact that adult writers are spending their time dissecting my face, my body, my choices, it's disturbing", she said. "The fact that some of these articles are written by women? Even worse. We always talk about supporting and uplifting young women, but, when the time comes, it seems easier to tear them down for clicks".
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