Matt Lucas claims he's been 'thin shamed' after woman at Arsenal game asks him why he's lost weight

Little Britain co-creator Matt Lucas claims to have been fats shamed after losing a few pounds post-lockdown.

The Bake-off star posted an image of himself wanting noticeably slimmer on the Arsenal vs Manchester United match.

However Lucas, 48, stated his new slimmed down look was criticised.

He wrote: "Shout out to the girl who stopped me at soccer as we speak to ask me why I've misplaced weight and to tell me I look quite a bit older.

"For the primary time in my life, I believe I have been fats shamed."

Undated handout picture issued by Channel 4 of Matt Lucas, who's participating in The Nice Superstar Bake Off for Stand Up To Most cancers.

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Referred to as being one of many minds behind Little Britain, the traditional sitcom has seen its fair proportion of edits since returning to BBC iPlayer.

The BBC has returned Little Britain to iPlayer after its creators made edits to “higher replicate the adjustments within the cultural panorama” for the reason that present first aired 20 years in the past.

The comedy collection from Lucas and David Walliams was faraway from varied providers together with Netflix and BritBox within the wake of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.

It had confronted criticism due to using blackface make-up in some sketches.

Image of Matt Lucas who joined The Nice British Bake Off

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A BBC spokesman stated: “Little Britain has been made obtainable to followers on BBC iPlayer following edits made to the collection by Matt and David that higher replicate the adjustments within the cultural panorama during the last 20 years for the reason that present was first made.”

Lucas and Walliams have each beforehand apologised for his or her use of blackface on the present, which started as a radio programme in 2000 earlier than operating as a TV collection on the BBC between 2003 and 2007, launching their respective careers.

The stated in a joint assertion on Twitter in June 2020: “As soon as once more we need to make it clear that it was unsuitable; we're very sorry.”

Within the collection, Walliams sported black make-up and a big afro wig to play the obese black girl Desiree DeVere.

Lucas additionally used blackface to play Pastor Jesse King, who stated he was “from the ghetto” and spoke in tongues to treatment the sick.

Within the wake of Black Lives Matter protests prompted by the killing of George Floyd, stars together with Ant and Dec and Leigh Francis additionally apologised for portraying black individuals on TV.

Lucas beforehand stated he has regrets about Little Britain, describing the comedy as “merciless”