Footballer Joey Barton made his debut on the BBC's Question Time on Thursday night (May 29), attacking Ukip in a heated debate about the recent European Parliament election.
The outspoken Qpr midfielder, who was joined by former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan on the panel, apologised after suggesting that Ukip's success was down to the party being the best of "four really ugly girls".
Barton - the only panellist to wear a polo shirt - caused members of the audience to gasp by saying: "If I'm somewhere and there was four really ugly girls, I'm thinking she's not the worst - that's all Ukip are."
Ukip Mep Louise Bours responded by claiming that Barton's comment simply proved that footballers' brains "are in their feet".
After an audience member told Barton that his analogy would be all over Twitter, he apologised and said: "I couldn't think of a better one. It's my first time.
The outspoken Qpr midfielder, who was joined by former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan on the panel, apologised after suggesting that Ukip's success was down to the party being the best of "four really ugly girls".
Barton - the only panellist to wear a polo shirt - caused members of the audience to gasp by saying: "If I'm somewhere and there was four really ugly girls, I'm thinking she's not the worst - that's all Ukip are."
Ukip Mep Louise Bours responded by claiming that Barton's comment simply proved that footballers' brains "are in their feet".
After an audience member told Barton that his analogy would be all over Twitter, he apologised and said: "I couldn't think of a better one. It's my first time.
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
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