Attention was swiftly taken away from
the glamorous swimming costume clad Una Foden on Saturday night's
episode of Splash! As judge Andy Banks made a throwaway comment about
dementia.
When asked to mark the Saturday singer's dive out of ten, Andy, who is a judge on the show and diving coach for Plymouth and Great Britain, spoke thoughtlessly about the disease, which effects around 800,000 people in the UK.
His comment caused an outrage to Twitter users, who branded the use of the word 'a disgrace'.
When the Andy was asked to clarify his score for Una Foden, the judge first time around awarded a 7, then chose to correct himself by saying: 'Must be the alzheimers kicking in sorry, it was 7.5'
Deb Bradbury Walker was so outraged by the comment judge Andy made he tweeted ITV directly to complain: '@itv disgrace 1 of ur judges wud get their score wrong n when asked 2 confirm"it's my alzheimer's".U should all be ashamed.@TomDaley1994'
He also alerted the Alzheimer's charity tweeting: '@alzheimerssoc the splash judge tnite sayin sorry it's the alzheimers when he got his score wrong!!! Complaint made absolute disgrace!!!'
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed. Dementia describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. These conditions are all usually progressive and eventually severe.
Another Twitter user Gerry
Benison tweeted: 'Lets all reflect on the negative Alzheimers reference
made by the judge on the TV programme #splash :) #stigma before it is
forgotten.'
The comments came after the 32-year-old singer performed a forward tuck from the five metre board, earning her joint-second place in the leader board, alongside former rugby player Austin Healy, 40.
Judge Jo Brand was highly complimentary about fragile Una saying: 'You added some glamour in Luton the Las Vegas of Bedfordshire, extremeley graceful and I thought it was brave'
Her dive was praised for its grace, with Jo Brand comparing her to a fairy, saying 'you were a charming little sylph.'
Leon Taylor was a little critical, saying that Una had over-tucked her knees.
When asked to mark the Saturday singer's dive out of ten, Andy, who is a judge on the show and diving coach for Plymouth and Great Britain, spoke thoughtlessly about the disease, which effects around 800,000 people in the UK.
His comment caused an outrage to Twitter users, who branded the use of the word 'a disgrace'.
Mistaken: Judge Andy made a comment about Alzheimer's which sparked complaints from viewers
In trouble: Andy was criticized on Twitter for this throwaway comment
When the Andy was asked to clarify his score for Una Foden, the judge first time around awarded a 7, then chose to correct himself by saying: 'Must be the alzheimers kicking in sorry, it was 7.5'
Deb Bradbury Walker was so outraged by the comment judge Andy made he tweeted ITV directly to complain: '@itv disgrace 1 of ur judges wud get their score wrong n when asked 2 confirm"it's my alzheimer's".U should all be ashamed.@TomDaley1994'
He also alerted the Alzheimer's charity tweeting: '@alzheimerssoc the splash judge tnite sayin sorry it's the alzheimers when he got his score wrong!!! Complaint made absolute disgrace!!!'
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed. Dementia describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. These conditions are all usually progressive and eventually severe.
Glamour: Una Foden was credited for making Luton look like Las Vegas
Glam: Una looked amazing in her white patterned swimsuit
The comments came after the 32-year-old singer performed a forward tuck from the five metre board, earning her joint-second place in the leader board, alongside former rugby player Austin Healy, 40.
Judge Jo Brand was highly complimentary about fragile Una saying: 'You added some glamour in Luton the Las Vegas of Bedfordshire, extremeley graceful and I thought it was brave'
Saucy: Una did a little dance as she removed her robe
Kisses: Una blew kisses to the audience before she performed her dive
The
star, who was a child swimming champion for Ireland, said of her
experience: 'I loved being back in the water - it brought back
memories.’Her dive was praised for its grace, with Jo Brand comparing her to a fairy, saying 'you were a charming little sylph.'
Leon Taylor was a little critical, saying that Una had over-tucked her knees.
Ready: Una made a good start to her dive
Tuck: Una was given stick for not tucking in her knees enough during the scoring
The blunder: Andy made the offending comment as he read out the wrong score for Una
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