Andrew Tate has defended himself for ‘mum-shaming’ Amanda Holden after she posted a racy photo of himself in a bikini by pointing out he is a ‘feminist’.
The disgraced influencer, 36, who is currently under house arrest in Bucharest over sex trafficking allegations, appeared in the first of two ‘explosive’ interviews with Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show earlier today.
During the sometimes heated exchange, Tate said he did not insult Ms. Holden when she posted a photo of herself in a bikini on Twitter, but instead “reminded her of her worth” while acting like a “feminist.”
The Heart FM presenter, 52, had tweeted a racy image of herself enjoying a shower by the pool in a black two-piece, prompting a nasty response from the former Big Brother contestant, who is called ‘the king of toxic masculinity’ was mentioned.
In response to Amanda’s tweet with her photo, Tate wrote, “You are a wife and a mother and you are way past a teenager. This message is not necessary.’
Andrew Tate (left) has defended himself for ‘mom-shaming’ Amanda Holden after she posted a racy bikini shower photo by pointing out he is a ‘feminist’
The Heart FM presenter, 52, had tweeted a racy image of herself enjoying a shower by the pool in a black two-piece, prompting a nasty response from the former Big Brother contestant, who is called ‘the king of toxic masculinity’ is called.
In response to Amanda’s tweet with her photo, Tate wrote, “You are a wife and a mother and you are way past a teenager. This message is not necessary.’
During the TalkTV interview, Tate accused the Britain’s Got Talent judge of ‘thirst trapping’, a slang term used to refer to a social media post supposedly designed to attract attention.
He said: ‘You can call me crazy, you can call me misogynistic, but I think once a woman reaches the age of 50, every woman should stop being interested in thirst quenching on Instagram.’
He then complimented Mrs. Holden, saying, “I think she has bigger responsibilities. I’m sure she’s a very intelligent lady, she’s done great things.
“She’s famous, she’s obviously very capable and I think she can do things that are more interesting than standing on Instagram trying to thirst like she’s 18.”
Tate added that he was not “insulting” Ms Holden, but rather “reminding her that she is such a wonderful person… that she is beyond thirst,” and told Piers Morgan that he did so “as a feminist.” ‘.
Tate said, “As a feminist, we are all feminists here, we all believe in women’s empowerment, I remind her of her worth.”
Morgan then asks him if he’s a feminist, to which Tate replies, “certainly.” However, the TalkTV host backtracks on this, prompting Tate to declare that he is a feminist and believes in women’s empowerment.
Tate added: “Taking your clothes off in front of men on Instagram is not empowering. It’s empowering to say, “No one but my husband can see my body.” That is female empowerment.”
Mrs. Holden eagerly captured her sunny outing with her music producer husband Chris Hughes, who she married in 2008 and the happy couple share daughters Lexi, 17, and Hollie, 11.
Dozens of people took to Twitter to defend the presenter and actress, including Loose Women star Charles White 43, who tweeted: ‘Attention seeking by trying to troll @AmandaHolden?!
“Someone should start crocheting and stop getting involved in adult conversations.”
Tate was arrested in December 2022 on charges of rape, human trafficking and organized crime (photo in Bucharest on November 3)
Tate has millions of fans, with Morgan saying two out of five people he speaks to are young men wanting to know more about the social media influencer
Feminist lawyer Charlotte Proudman tweeted: ‘Self-confessed misogynist Andrew Tate has been accused of rape and is under house arrest, but that hasn’t stopped him from making sexist jokes about Amanda Holden on Twitter – while age and body shame her.
‘The king of toxic masculinity strikes again.’
Other Twitter users were scathing about Tate’s baseless attack on Holden.
Ellis Karran tweeted: “You are literally 36 years old and shirtless in your profile picture, you completely creepy man.”
Gigi Slavic added, “You’re almost 40 years old and your entire page is shirtless pics, anime, and porn.”
Tate, the divisive social media influencer, has millions of followers across his various online platforms.
He was arrested in December 2022 on charges of rape, human trafficking and organized crime. He spent several months in prison before being placed under house arrest. He was released from this in August.
The 36-year-old has insisted he has ‘done nothing wrong’ and has dismissed the allegations against him, saying Romanian authorities have ‘no substantial evidence’ against him.
Tate told reporters outside his home in Bucharest, Romania, in August that he would be “absolutely acquitted” of the charges against him and his younger 35-year-old brother.