Amir Khan has sparked outrage after asking if a woman can be prime minister – despite Theresa May currently being in power.
The boxing star left fans reeling when he asked the ‘idiotic’ question on I’m A Celebrity on Sunday after learning that Georgia Toffolo had been appointed the jungle’s deputy prime minister.
Viewers also accused the 30-year-old of ‘casual sexism’ after he called Georgia a ‘small little girl’ while assessing her Kung Fu technique.
Right then: Amir Khan has sparked outrage after asking if a woman can be prime minister – despite Theresa May currently being in power
Amir sent Twitter into uproar after asking the camp: ‘Can a woman be prime minister?’
Theresa May has been the UK prime minister since June 2016 while Margaret Thatcher led the country for more than ten years from 1979 until 1990.
Viewers flocked to social media to criticise his ‘idiotic’ question’ and asked him ‘what planet’ he lives on.
‘Omg what an idiot Amir Khan is. He doesn’t know we have had women prime minsters, including the current one. Words fail me,’ one wrote.
Oh dear: The boxing star left fans reeling when he asked the question on I’m A Celebrity on Sunday after learning that Georgia Toffolo had been appointed the jungle’s deputy prime minister
Keep up! Theresa May has been the UK prime minister since June 2016
Need a history lesson? Margaret Thatcher led the country for more than ten years from 1979 until 1990
‘ “Has there ever been a woman prime minister?” I think amir was punched in the head too many times in his career,’ another added.
‘ “Has there ever been a woman prime minister?” Amir… What planet do you live on?!’ a third viewer penned furiously.
Amir was also slammed by viewers earlier in the episode when he called Georgia a ‘small, little girl’.
‘What an idiot’: Viewers flocked to social media to criticise his ‘idiotic’ question’ and asked him ‘what planet’ he lives on
The Made In Chelsea star, 23, had started to do Kung Fu kicks and high kicks in camp, Dennis and Amir were impressed.
‘She moved quite well and she was kicking really high for a small little girl, lots of energy, lots of movement and her balance was really good’ Amir said.
And fans were unimpressed by his ‘sexist’ choice of words and accused him of treating Georgia like a ‘child’.
Abrasive: Amir was also slammed by viewers earlier in the episode when he called Georgia a ‘small, little girl’
Nimble: The Made In Chelsea star, 23, had started to do Kung Fu kicks and high kicks in camp, Dennis and Amir were impressed
‘Amir Khan talking about Toff: “She kicks high for a small, little girl” I’m sorry, what? She isn’t a child,’ one wrote on Twitter.
‘He really needs to widen his vocabulary. He sounds so uneducated when he speaks. It’s embarrassing.’
‘Casual sexism by Amir Khan towards Toff?’ another added, while a third wrote: ‘Amir I thought was a nice guy until he proved me wrong with his sexist comments about Toff & I hope he’s voted for all the trial now.’
Assessing: ‘She moved quite well and she was kicking really high for a small little girl, lots of energy, lots of movement and her balance was really good’ Amir said
Backlash: And fans were unimpressed by his ‘sexist’ choice of words and accused him of treating Georgia like a ‘child’