Carol Vorderman Calls Out Tory Peer Shaun Bailey For ‘Misogynistic’ GB News Comments

Veteran broadcaster Carol Vorderman hit back at Conservative peer Shaun Bailey Wednesday, calling him a “sexist” and lampooning him as a “jingle and mingle partygate apologist” over comments made on a GB News appearance last month.

Bailey appeared on GB News in December, where he questioned Vorderman’s political commentary given her appearance and social media posts.

“She’s got all that stuff on [X, formerly Twitter]… a serious political commentator, and then if you look at her Instagram it’s all pictures of her bums and her boobs,” Bailey said.

Vorderman fired back on X: “So, Shaun thinks that women who wear lycra in the gym shouldn’t be allowed a political opinion… or I assume a vote!”

Commentator Marina Purkiss blasted Bailey’s moral credibility in turn, ripping his involvement in a lockdown party, which took place during the strict COVID lockdown.

Her response not only defended her stance but also ridiculed Bailey’s recent elevation to Lordship, branding it an “honour for dishonour.”

Journalist Ava Evans, previously targeted in the same way by actor Laurence Fox on Dan Wootton’s GB News show, rallied behind Vorderman. Evans criticised Bailey’s focus on Vorderman’s physical appearance rather than her arguments, calling it “exhausting.”

Other prominent media personalities and journalists criticised the Tory peer’s remarks, including Byline Times chief Peter Jukes.

By mid-afternoon #SexistShaun was trending on X in the UK.

It’s not the first time that Vorderman has been subject to misogyny on GB News. In October, GB News Tonight host Patrick Christys apologised to viewers for sexist comments about her made by guest Charlie Mullins.

Vorderman has recently been in the spotlight for her bold political statements. In November, she announced her departure from BBC Wales, unwilling to curb her government criticisms following new BBC social media guidelines.

The veteran broadcaster revealed recently that she is in partnership with the Good Law Project, aiming to unearth material on the government’s COVID crisis management.