Feminist Clementine Ford and SBS anchor Jan Fran join growing backlash against Kerri Anne Kennerley as she is accused of ‘sl**-shaming’ TV reporter by asking ‘if she forgot her pants’
- Kerri Anne Kennerley is facing backlash after commenting on a reporter’s outfit
- She upset TV reporter Antoinette Lattouf when asking if she ‘forgot her pants’
- Feminist Clementine Ford and journalist Jan Fran have spoken out on the topic
Feminist Clementine Ford and SBS journalist Jan Fran have taken aim at Studio 10 host Kerri-Anne Kennerley after she asked a woman on the panel show if she’d ‘forgotten her pants’.
Fans of the show were furious when Kennerley made the remarks to journalist Antoinette Lattouf on Friday, accusing the long-time TV star of ‘sl**-shaming’ the young reporter.
Ms Lattouf was wearing a short white outfit as she sat beside Kennerley during a segment on slang words, when the 66-year-old abruptly asked the question.
After an audible gasp from her co-stars, married mother-of-two Ms Lattouf responded that she was ‘wearing a playsuit’ – to which Kennerley bizarrely replied: ‘And she’s gonna’ be thirsty!’
‘She should apologise!’ Studio 10 fans were left horrified after Kerri-Anne Kennerley (pictured) asked reporter Antoinette Lattouf if she ‘forgot her pants’ live on air
A series of prominent media names took umbrage at the comments on Saturday.
SBS anchor Jan Fran tweeted: ‘Like, imagine being asked ON LIVE TV (or anywhere TBH) by a colleague whether you forgot your pants and then having them suggest you’re “thirsty”
‘How is that okay?’
Clementine Ford also tweeted her disbelief at the comment and called for an apology as she said: ‘Kerri-Anne needs to finally be put in the bin where she belongs.’
Feminist Clementine Ford also took to twitter to call out Kennerley’s s***-shaming
Ms Ford called for an apology and said that Kennerley should be ‘put in the bin’
Fans in their masses immediately took to Facebook and accused Kennerly of ‘s**t-shaming’, even demanding that the host ‘should apologise live on air.’
One fan wrote: ‘Antoinette, you look gorgeous! Show those pins off I say. KAK should really bite her tongue a little more, or at least filter the thoughts before making a comment.’
‘Natasha [Belling]’s expression and body language said it all. She was so uncomfortable listening to Kerri-Anne’s disgusting comments!’ a second added.
SBS anchor Jan Fran scolded Kennerley over her remarks as she tweeted about the incident
Shocked: Antoinette Lattouf (pictured) appeared visibly hurt by the off-the-cuff comment, which Kennerley said out of nowhere
While another added: ‘That segment where KAK just took a swipe at Antoinette’s outfit was uncalled for! So uncomfortable for her and to watch.
‘KAK should apologise live on air to her. Not good to bring other women down and on live TV, especially now with so much bullying in schools and workplaces!
‘Not a great example to be setting for young viewers.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted a representative for Studio 10 and Ms Lattouf for further comment.
The network’s Facebook page, which has over 157,000 likes, has since disabled comments on the video following fan backlash.
Disgusted: Fans in their masses took to Facebook to share their thoughts in the comment section. The page has since disabled comments on the video
Ms Lattouf appeared visibly hurt following Kennerley’s words, while Joe Hildebrand opened his mouth and raised his eyebrows in shock.
‘Well why would you… it’s a playsuit, it’s great,’ Kennerley said following her comment.
‘Moving on now,’ Natasha Belling uncomfortably added, before attempting to move on to the next topic.
Shocked: The pair’s co-stars were left speechless over what happened, with Joe Hildebrand (far right) opening his mouth in shock at the scathing comment