 Keith Lemon has revealed the shocking abuse suffered by The Vivienne after being approached by a 'horrible man' while filming an ITV show. The RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner, 31, appears as a guest on the comedian's series Shopping with Keith Lemon, in which he interviews stars while browsing the aisles. The Celebrity Juice presenter, real name Leigh Francis, 50, said he was left feeling 'embarrassed' after The Vivienne was harassed and attacked during the production of an upcoming episode. He explained: 'A couple of people came up to her and said, 'Drag acts should be banned, it's demeaning to women, read the Bible.' 'I felt embarrassed. I felt like it was my fault.' Keith added there is a security team for the Shopping series 'just in case' although added that 'The Vivienne can look after herself.' Keith said he felt 'disgusted' and 'embarrassed' after the incident (Picture: PA) The Vivienne was also the victim of a 'homophobic attack' in June (Picture: Shutterstock) He continued to OK Magazine: 'I was disgusted. I can't get my head round why someone's so offended by someone whose main purpose is to put a smile on your face and entertain you. 'And people getting the knickers in a twist about it – I don't get it. I always think if it doesn't hurt you, why are you bothered?' Keith said the footage of the abuse will not be included in the episode of Shopping. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video It comes after The Vivienne shared on social media that she had been the victim of a 'homophobic attack' at McDonald's in Liverpool in June. Merseyside Police later confirmed an arrest had been made after 'a man made homophobic comments towards him and then punched him in the face. The man then made off.' In an Instagram post, The Vivienne said: 'Today I thought I'd wake up and it would be like a normal day, but I thi){kind=link}
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Keith Lemon has revealed the shocking abuse suffered by The Vivienne after being approached by a ‘horrible man’ while filming an ITV show.
The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner, 31, appears as a guest on the comedian’s series Shopping with Keith Lemon, in which he interviews stars while browsing the aisles.
The Celebrity Juice presenter, real name Leigh Francis, 50, said he was left feeling ’embarrassed’ after The Vivienne was harassed and attacked during the production of an upcoming episode.
He explained: ‘A couple of people came up to her and said, “Drag acts should be banned, it’s demeaning to women, read the Bible.”