Kirstie Allsopp is blasted for wading into debate over Dylan Mulvaney

Kirstie Allsopp has been blasted for wading into a debate over trans woman Dylan Mulvaney and her partnerships with brands Nike and Bud Light.

The Channel 4 presenter, 51, shared her thoughts on Twitter with her 433,400 followers and urged others to stop ‘bullying’ Dylan, 26, who has been inundated with abuse and criticism after partnerships with Nike and Bud Light.

Nike faced a backlash for hiring Mulvaney to promote women’s sportswear because she is not an athlete and has not yet had gender-reassignment surgery, while Bud Light’s parent company Anheuser-Busch lost $6BN in six days.

Weighing in on the furore, Kirsty wrote on Twitter: ‘I don’t believe that Paul O’Grady mocked women, so neither do I think Dylan Mulvaney does that; I think she’s a riot.

‘I do think PR agents & ad execs live in their own bubble & the whole industry needs to take a good look at itself, but that’s not the fault of trans women.’

Dylan Mulvaney was announced as the face of a new partnership with sports brand Nike and beverage company Bud Light

Kirstie implored with her Twitter followers to look at Dylan’s TikTok content before commenting on the situation

San Diego-born Mulvaney first joined TikTok back in 2020 after a stint playing Elder White in the Book of Mormon on Broadway and identified as a gay man until December of that year when she came out as ‘nonbinary’. 

Then in 2021, Mulvaney released a ‘coming out’ video, saying: ‘Here it goes, I am a girl. I’m a trans woman, my new pronouns are “she and they”.’

On April 1 this year she  announced she was an ‘ambassador’ for Bud Light, and the beer maker created a special edition can to celebrate 365 days since she began living as a woman.

The move generated an intense backlash, with women sharing their own ‘days of womanhood’ online with posts beginning with the phrase ‘Today, I celebrate’ – a trend some men have jumped on, too. 

After receiving a swarm of negative replies for defending Dylan, Kirstie tweeted again, writing: ‘I urge those with views on the #DylanMulvaney debate to have a look at Dylan’s TikToks. 

‘Childish perhaps, a bit silly arguably, but they don’t threaten me, or any women I know.

‘There are issues to debate, but Dylan isn’t the problem and targeting her is bullying.’

Her followers were quick to comment again with many disagreeing with the Location, Location, Location star. 

One person wrote: ‘I agree with a lot of what you say generally, but on this absolutely not. The issue at hand is not a physical threat, it’s the full undermining of what a woman’s lived experience is, and belittles it to boot. We as women are more than pink feathers and high heels…’

Keen to engage in the debate, Kirstie replied: ‘My lived experience is not the lived experience of someone born a man who has decided she would rather now be a woman. Dylan’s experience is her own, but it doesn’t change mine or threaten it in the least.’

Dylan recently underwent face surgery to soften her features as part of her transition into a woman

The TikTok star and trans activist recently told a podcast that she feels there’s been backlash because she’s relatively new to being a trans woman

Another person fumed: ‘He is a fully grown, intact, man. Who, because he wears makeup, thinks he should be allowed to enter women’s spaces. Have you seen the video of him pretending to be a school girl?’

To which Kirstie responded with a photo of Britney Spears dressed as a student, and asked: ‘Because it’s never been done before?’ 

Someone else responded: ‘…I’m glad for you that you aren’t threatened by this ideology, but a great many of us are, and dismissing us as “bullies” is unfair.’

Clearly perplexed, Kirstie then asked: ‘Why, she’s a pocket sized little thing?’

One follower with a different opinion to the mum-of-four, wrote: ‘No, Kirstie, we’re just keeping it real and protecting children. I really hope your woke employer isn’t pressuring you to do this and demonize everyone else.’

Kirstie then responded with: ‘A: I’m freelance B: How on earth is #dylanmulaveny hurting children?’ 

While Mulvaney has shrugged off the criticism, the sting appears to be more lasting for Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light’s parent company that has lost $3billion in market cap value in recent days.

The beer giant was worth $132billion on March 31st – its highest market cap all year – after a string of well received ads like its Super Bowl commercial featuring Miles Teller and his wife.

Mulvaney’s partnership dropped on April 1st.

By April 3rd, Bud Light fans started sharing their distaste for it. Kid Rock kicked their rage up a gear when he posted a video shooting cases of the beer the same day.

Then, country stars Travis Tritt and John Rich publicly denounced the brand. There were also rumors of depleted sales over Easter Weekend.

Yesterday, Anheuser-Busch’s share price dipped to $64.96 – wiping $3billion total from the company’s value.

The marketing team that oversaw the campaign, including VP of marketing Alissa Gordon Heinerscheid, remains in place.

Anheuser-Busch is also standing by the campaign.

Speaking on Rosie O’Donnell’s podcast, Mulvaney – who has just completed ‘365 days of girlhood’ said: ‘The reason that I think I am so…I’m an easy target is because I’m so new to this.

‘I think going after a trans woman that’s been doing this for like 20 years is a lot more difficult. I think maybe they think that there’s some sort of chance with me … But what is their goal?

‘These people, they don’t understand me and anything that I do or say then somehow gets taken out of context and is used against me and it’s so sad because everything I try to put out is positive.

 ‘It’s trying to connect with others that maybe don’t understand me. It’s to make people laugh or to make a kid feel seen.’