This Morning viewers branded Eamonn Holmes “the most insensitive buffoon” yesterday for the way he handled an interview with a 12-year-old busker.
The presenter was speaking to Allie Sherlock, who has been hailed as the next Adele because of her song-writing talent and amazing voice.
Viewers were unhappy about how Eamonn Holmes questioned a young busker yesterday over her late mother (Credit: ITV)
The schoolgirl from Cork appeared along with her dad, Mark, who also works as her manager, and performed a song before speaking to Eamonn and his wife Ruth.
But viewers were unhappy when Eamonn turned the conversation to Allie’s late mother, which made the young girl visibly uncomfortable.
He asked her: “This is an amazing story. You literally found your voice after you lost your mum, didn’t you? How helpful has this been to articulate your feelings and your love for your mum?”
The poor schoolgirl struggled to answer the question, replying with an embarrassed giggle: “Erm… like… it wasn’t like… I don’t know…”
Her father then stepped in to answer the question for her, saying certain songs she’s written “do remind her of things from the past.”
He added: “I believe that emotion comes out in her songs as well, definitely.”
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