New Delhi: Britain's Channel 4, facing flak over racial bullying of actor Shilpa Shetty on its Celebrity Big Brother reality show, landed in a fresh trouble after a teenager aired strong racist views on a new reality show.
Shipwrecked star Lucy Buchanan, 18, on Monday night said black people were "really bad", fat people were "disgusting" and criticised gays.
The schoolgirl told fellow contestants, "I'm for the British Empire and things. I'm for slavery."
Lucy's foul comments emerged as C4 bosses apologised for beauty therapist Jade Goody's onslaught on Shetty and insisted, "All board members of Channel 4 abhor racism."
The broadcaster said it was launching a review into the Celebrity Big Brother show after the racist abuse sparked an international row.
Outraged MPs in London said that they could not believe that Channel 4 could broadcast a similar tirade soon after Jade's behaviour on Celebrity Big Brother.
Labour MP Shahid Malik said, "They seem to have learnt nothing. These remarks are blatantly racist and offensive."
However, Lucy's mother Nicola said, "She's not a racist. But she does have a big mouth."
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