Podcast host GK Barry came under fire last week after featuring controversial adult star Bonnie Blue on her podcast Saving Grace. Fans argued that the 25-year-old had a young, impressionable audience who should not be exposed to the likes of Bonnie who boasts about sleeping with "barely legal" men in their late teens.
GK Barry, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has since deleted all evidence of the episode from her social media, just weeks after it was announced she would be heading into the jungle to compete in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Now, Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby, who is currently pregnant with her second child, has spoken out about the episode, insisting "Geordie Shore is nothing compared to this".
Speaking exclusively to the Mirror at the launch of her partnership with print and design company Vistaprint, she says: "I've not watched the podcast. I found out about it yesterday morning [Monday] in a meeting, and they started talking about Bonnie Blue and I just couldn't believe it.
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Kate Green/Getty Images)"Why are people like that having her on [the podcast]? Why are you publicising it? It's not what I want my daughter to come across. I was on Geordie Shore, and I thought that was bad enough but now there's things like this happening. I'm sorry but Geordie Shore is nothing compared to this."
Pregnant Charlotte, 34, who already shares daughter Alba Jean, two, with her fiancé Jake Ankers, is expecting her second daughter in January after announcing her pregnancy in September.
Podcaster Grace is set to join this year's I'm A Celeb line up alongside the likes of Maura Higgins, Coleen Rooney, Oti Mabuse, and Tulisa. Some speculated her place could be in jeopardy after the episode received backlash online.
Bonnie, who has become notorious for posting adult content, recently claimed that she had slept with 100 men in a day. She has also been candid about touring universities during Freshers Week to sleep with as many students as possible.
Speaking on the episode, Bonnie, 24, opened up about her sexual experiences - which included sleeping with a married father and his son. She said on GK's sofa: "When the son first saw me with his dad, I thought he was going to tell me off but he wasn’t, he was jealous and wanted to join in."
To promote the episode, Grace had posted clips of the episode to the show's social media platform but has now removed them following the backlash she received. One person criticising the podcast said: "Her audience is 13-20 year old girls. Young and impressionable. This is not the message young girls should be hearing. We need to start de-platforming."
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Saving Grace/Youtube)Another viewer wrote: "GK Barry agreed with all Bonnie said and it's sickening. What was said is disturbing and has nout to do with feminism. The glorification of [sex work] has put girls and young women in serious danger."
A third person added:"Gk Barry having bonnie blue on her pod and AGREEING with the harmful s*** she was saying is beyond disappointing. Do better babe."
Charlotte is working in partnership with VistaPrint, the print and design partner to millions of small businesses and customers around the world, on a campaign to celebrate celebrations. She celebrated the launch of her new venture at Gold restaurant in Notting Hill on Tuesday, November 5.
The social media star also opened up about her pregnancy, admitting she was "starting to feel very tired". She says: "I am used to giving 120 percent and when I'm pregnant, I'm operating at maximum 30 percent.
"Some people love this chilled, let's not do anything kind of pregnancy. I think that's why I hate it - I love being on the go. I feel like I've got to be 100 percent all the time."
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