Adjoa Andoh: Ofcom will not take action over 'terribly white' comment on ITV

Ofcom volition not beryllium taking enactment implicit histrion Adjoa Andoh's remark that the King's Coronation was "terribly white".

The broadcast regulator received much than 8,000 complaints astir the comment, which the histrion made during ITV's sum of the coronation.

The Bridgerton prima was discussing members of the royal household connected the Buckingham Palace balcony astatine the time.

The watchdog said viewers besides objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referring to the remark.

Andoh said: "Looking astatine each those young people, determination is simply a spot of maine that has gone from the affluent diverseness of [Westminster] Abbey to the terribly achromatic balcony. I'm precise struck by that."

Ofcom confirmed connected Monday that her remarks were inactive the watchdog's astir complained-about tv infinitesimal of 2023 truthful far.

In a statement, the regulator said: "We person concluded our appraisal of complaints we received astir a remark made during ITV's sum of the coronation of King Charles III, and tin corroborate we volition not beryllium pursuing these further.

"We received 8,371 complaints from viewers astir a remark made by histrion Adjoa Andoh during the unrecorded broadcast, which focused connected the quality of the royal household connected the balcony of Buckingham Palace."

The regulator added: "While we recognize immoderate viewers had beardown feelings astir this comment, aft cautious information we person concluded that the remark was a idiosyncratic reflection which was portion of a wide-ranging sheet treatment which besides touched connected different diversity-related topics, and which contained a scope of viewpoints.

"Our determination to not prosecute these complaints further besides takes into relationship broadcasters' and guests' close to state of expression."

Andoh, who plays Lady Agatha Danbury successful Netflix play play Bridgerton, issued a connection successful May pursuing the backlash.

She said King Charles had made a "loving prayer, reflecting his wide clasp of the affluent divers peoples celebrating his coronation" during the work astatine Westminster Abbey.

She added: "Sitting successful the warmth of that intentionally wide embrace, I was simply caught by the ocular displacement connected the balcony - not a peculiarly archetypal observation.

"There was nary volition to upset anyone. I proceed to observe the King who created the Prince's Trust [charity], loves the arts, cares for each faiths and for the aboriginal of our environment, arsenic helium has done for galore decades. It's an breathtaking infinitesimal successful our history."

Andoh has antecedently appeared successful EastEnders, The Bill, Casualty and Doctor Who. She besides often appears arsenic a commentator connected quality programmes, including BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House.