Kelly Brook has been labelled ‘disgusting’ and ‘despicable’ by viewers on Twitter after ‘laughing’ during an interview about ‘punching’ two of her former boyfriends.
The former glamour model was appearing on This Morning on Monday to discuss her new autobiography Close Up, when she reportedly made light of hitting out at exes Jason Statham and Danny Cipriani.
People took to the social networking site to voice their anger at the 34-year-old’s attitude, with one writing: ‘Disappointed with @itvthismorning for laughing along with Kelly Brook RE her hitting boyfriends in the face! Domestic violence isn’t funny!’.
Backlash: Kelly Brook has been labelled ‘despicable’ by viewers on Twitter after ‘laughing’ during an interview about ‘punching’ two of her former boyfriends
‘Not funny’: The former glamour model was appearing on This Morning to discuss her new autobiography, when she reportedly made light of hitting out at exes including Jason Statham
The backlash towards the brunette beauty, who was dressed in a plunging turquoise dress, continued with one Twitter user writing: ‘So Kelly Brook laughs & admits to punching ex bf’s in the face. If a guy had admitted doing that to a women they’d be uproar! #ThisMorning.
And: ‘Kelly Brook and the hosts giggling about her punching her boyfriends in the face for talking to other women. Despicable. #thismorning’.
Another viewer mentioned the programme’s hosts, commenting: ‘If a man laughed off hitting a woman would u be smiling Phil and Holly? #disgusting’.
Close Up: People took to the social networking site to voice their anger at the 34-year-old’s attitude, with one writing: ‘Disappointed with @itvthismorning for laughing along with Kelly Brook’
Upbeat: The star waved at photographers as she arrived at the ITV studios, after opting for a plunging turquoise dress
Happier times: Kelly reportedly hit out at Danny Cipriani after she discovered he had given his number to a stripper
Two more Tweets read: ‘Glad she finds domestic abuse so funny! A punch is abuse no matter what gender’s doing it’, and: ‘Would you all be laughing your heads off if it was man giggling about how he punches his partners? Disgrace.’
The former Celebrity Juice star first admitted to hitting her ex partners in her book last month, when a number of extracts were serialised in The Sun.
One passage read: ‘Jason started to swing his hips from side to side and do a little jive with his arms, saying: ‘Gywnnie, Gwynnie, Gwynnie. Sexy, sexy, sexy!’ He turned round, only to be met with my fist in his face.’
‘Disgusting’: Another viewer mentioned the programme’s hosts, commenting: ‘If a man laughed off hitting a woman would u be smiling Phil and Holly?’
Breezy: Kelly clutched a copy of her upcoming book as she left her London hotel earlier in the day
Turning the other cheek: Kelly remained quiet on her Twitter page about the reaction on Monday, simply retweeting a photo of herself, Holly Willoughby andPhillip Schofield
And Danny also faced Kelly’s wrath after they headed to the Spearmint Rhino strip club together in Las Vegas and she discovered her man had given his number to a stripper.
She wrote: ‘As I headed back to the table, I saw Danny walking towards me. ‘Babe’, he said, ‘I’ve been looking for you!’ I punched him straight in the face.’
Kelly revealed that four bouncers leaped on her, before she tried to have another ‘pop’ at him.
A spokesman for the star refused to comment to the MailOnline following the interview.
Vibrant: Kelly later stepped out in an orange outfit in an almost identical style to her earlier look as she made her way to BBC Radio 5 Live
Strut: The second look of the day again featured a low-cut v-neck and floaty skirt
Glam: Kelly accessorised with dark nail varnish, a number of bracelets and a chunky ring
Busy bee: Kelly celebrated the launch of her new plus-size range called Kelly Brook for Simply Be in London last week
Thigh-skimming: The star’s figure looked stream-lined in the photos for the campaign