Anne Robinson was spotted filming in London today… dressed in a burqa.
The BBC presenter was caught on camera on Kensington High Street dressed in the full body cloak worn by
some Muslim women and stannding alongside another women in similar robes.
The controversial outift has caused much debate in the UK and across Europe, with France and some regions of Italy banning women from wearing it, because it has been considered sexist.
Anne’s cloak, which was all black with an orange trim, was worn as she asked passerby’s in London whether they believed the outift was indeed a symbol of oppression, for a TV show on the BBC.
The 71-year-old has been vocal about the pressures that face women as they age, particularly when they work in TV. She has been criticised inthe past for her decision to go under the knife, admitting to Weekend magazine that her ‘appearance is all down to maintenance’.
‘I’m like the Forth Rail Bridge.’
I run, I have facials, I eat an awful lot of salmon and salad. If you want to expose bare arms in primetime, there’s no choice.’
She also once defended her use of Botox, saying: ‘Do you know that the average woman of my age is sized between 16 and 18 and has at least two chins?
‘I’ve nothing against that, but you can’t simply talk about age – you have to look at the restrictions of television.’
Metro.co.uk