The Internet Schools British TV Host After He Mispronounces Priyanka Chopra's Name: "Unacceptable"
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Priyanka Chopra's fans are upset with British TV host Andi Peters. The reason? During a segment on the show Good Morning Britain, Andi mispronounced Priyanka's name. In March, the anchor went to Madame Tussauds to talk about various stars who are honoured with their respective statues at the wax museum. While reporting to studio anchors Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins, Andi, who was standing next to Priyanka's statue was asked, “Who is that next to you? Who is that supposed to be?” To this, he replied, “Oh, this is Chia Chianca Chop Free?” On Wednesday, a fan page shared the throwback video on Instagram.
Naturally, Priyanka Chopra's fans expressed their outrage in the comment section. A user wrote, “Is a huge disrespect not only for the pronunciation because anyone can have a mistake, but here was not a mistake, is doing it on purpose.” Another fan added, “Nah the amount of preparation people have before going live on TV is insane so I have no idea on how he missed this…” Someone else stated, “Someone needs to tell Andy Peters at least Priyanka Chopra has earned her place in Madame Tussaud's because he hasn't.” A person asked, “She is Priyanka the world knows her who are you?” A comment read, “Used to like Andy - not anymore! That was really rude and it's not that hard to say her name at all!” A fan wrote, “Imagine being so out of touch? Just stand beside a statue of someone you know? Disrespectful.” Many simply exclaimed, “Disrespectful!” Several people viewed this as an act of racism and posted comments such as, “A brown Indian girl doing extremely well is not easy to digest for such low life Westerners.”
In case you have not already watched the viral video, check it out below:
