Katherine Ryan Apologises to Victoria Beckham After BBC Upholds Complaint
The BBC said the joke about Victoria Beckham lacked editorial justification after complaints from two viewers, and the episode was edited on BBC iPlayer.
- On Friday, comedian Katherine Ryan apologized to Victoria Beckham after the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit upheld complaints about a joke made during a November 2025 episode of Have I Got News For You.
- The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit conducted a year-long investigation, concluding there was 'no justification for a comment which presented Victoria Beckham as equivalent to a particularly offensive word,' despite initially defending the broadcast.
- Ryan attributed the incident to 'matrescence' and having a 10-day-old baby, stating, 'I'm really sorry, sometimes the jokes don't land.' She clarified to Victoria Beckham that it was 'a stupid joke' with no intended harm.
- Producer Jimmy Mulville criticized the ruling, telling Deadline that investigating the 'comically and intentionally offensive' programme felt like 'something out of Kafka' after only two members of a 6 million audience complained.
- On the same day as the apology, Sir David Beckham treated his wife to a bunch of roses, which Victoria shared on Instagram Stories with the message, 'I love you, David Beckham.
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