The Traitor’s Kieran Tompsett apologises for mocking disabled and Chinese people
EXCLUSIVE: The Traitor’s Kieran Tompsett Apologizes For Mocking The Disabled And Chinese In Resurfaced Videos From 2015, Insists It’s ‘Not Me’
- In videos from six years ago, Kieran made fun of the disabled and Chinese
- The Traitors star, 42, insisted it wasn’t something he would do now.
- Calling his videos unacceptable, Kieran said: “It was seven years ago, now I have two kids, I’m a family man.”
Kieran Tompsett has apologized and shared his regret over the resurfaced videos of himself mocking Chinese and disabled people from 2015.
The 42-year-old Traitors star insisted it wasn’t something he would do now, as he revealed he’s doing everything he can to get the videos removed.
Kieran’s videos, which are still available online, show the TV star singing with a Chinese accent and making fun of disabled people.
Regrets: Kieran Tompsett has apologized and shared his regret for resurfaced videos of himself mocking the disabled and Chinese people from 2015.
Kieran, who made it to the final five for the show, told MailOnline: ‘Those two videos are from seven years ago. He was testing a new lip sync app that was very popular at the time and was supposed to be fun. The thing is, it’s not fun.
‘It is absolutely unacceptable. It certainly doesn’t represent who I am. I am a family man, I teach my children good values and I want to set an example for them.
I am working hard to remove these videos which are in a historical and inactive account, which is currently inaccessible. I firmly believe that they are totally unacceptable.
Not now: The Traitors star, 42, insisted it wasn’t something he would do now, as he revealed he’s doing everything he can to get the videos removed
Traitors: The BBC’s The Traitors came to a close on Thursday as Hannah Byczkowski, Aaron Evans and Meryl Williams won the massive £101,050 prize fund, split evenly between them.
I apologize unreservedly for any offense caused.
In one clip, titled Kieran the Retard, a voiceover could be heard saying the words, “You’re all beautiful, be strong y’all,” as Kieran winces and pins his mouth to the side of his face.
Then he says, ‘I’m retarded, are you talking about me?’
Previous videos: Kieran’s videos, which are still available online, show the TV star singing with a Chinese accent (pictured) and making fun of disabled people.
The 42-year-old Traitors star insisted it wasn’t something he would do now, as he revealed he’s doing everything he can to get the videos removed.
Another video titled: ‘breaking up with my wife! Singing Lesson Shits’ sees him ask his wife, ‘Okay, are you going to join me in singing Chinese today, babe?’
As she responds to him, he yells ‘no, idiot!’ before moving on to sing in a fake Chinese accent.
Kieran is seen reclining in a chair as he continues to sing, before turning to his wife and saying, ‘your turn!’
After encouraging his wife to sing in the same way as him, he listens to her do her own version of the mock accent.
‘That’s not the line, is it, baby? If you are going to learn Chinese, you are going to learn it correctly!
He then continues with his made-up song, before urging his wife once more, yelling, ‘Do it!’ to which he then complies.
Pleased with his wife’s efforts, he said ‘better’ as the video ends.
The BBC’s The Traitors came to a close on Thursday as Hannah Byczkowski, Aaron Evans and Meryl Williams won the massive prize pool of £101,050, split evenly between them.
It was a close decision for all three winners after Wilfred Webster nearly made it before getting caught when he and fellow traitor Kieran turned on each other.
Kieran was the first to be eliminated by the other four contestants in the finale, but walked away with a cryptic “parting gift” when he revealed to the others that he thought Wilf was a traitor.
Family unity: Kieran described himself as a ‘family man’ and ‘not that kind of person’ as he apologized for the videos