Steve Allen hit with 840 Ofcom complaints after calling Strictly star Tilly Ramsay ‘chubby’

Steve Allen is a DJ on LBC (Picture: PA)

LBC’s Steve Allen has been hit with more than 800 Ofcom complaints after calling Strictly Come Dancing star Tilly Ramsay ‘chubby’ on air.

Ofcom has registered 840 complaints about Steve’s show, which aired on October 18.

Steve, 67, said: ‘She can’t blooming well dance. I’m bored with her already.

‘She’s a chubby little thing, isn’t she? Have you noticed? Probably her dad’s cooking I should imagine.’

However, Tilly, 19, later issued a classy response.

In her response to Steve’s comments, which was widely praised, Tilly told Steve to ‘feel free to voice your opinions however I draw the line at commenting on my appearance’.

‘It’s such a shame that someone is trying to make such a positive experience negative. This isn’t the first and definitely won’t be the last comment made about my appearance and I accept that and I’m learning to accept myself.

‘But please remember that words can hurt and at the end of the day I am only 19,’ she added.

It was reported that Steve issued Tilly a ‘full apology.’

A source told the outlet: ‘Tilly has been given a full apology by Steve. He wanted to make it clear that he is very sorry to have upset her.

‘It was sent privately because he didn’t want it to look like it was done for publicity.’

More to come.