Michelle Keegan’s Brassic co-star Joe Gilgun ‘made offensive comment about pregnant woman’s unborn child’ on set of show

HIT TV show Brassic has been rocked by a complaint against star Joe Gilgun over an alleged offensive comment.

The actor, 37, who appears on the Sky One comedy alongside Michelle Keegan, is at the centre of an explosive backstage row.

The alleged incident happened on set when a pregnant make-up artist asked Joe, who has bipolar disorder, to stop smoking marijuana near her.

She is said to have complained that he allegedly responded with a remark about her unborn child that she found offensive.

The incident left crew in uproar and some went to producers to complain, a source claimed.

It is not clear if the pregnant woman herself made a formal complaint to Sky, or someone else who allegedly witnessed it.

The show, which is also written by Joe, is filming its fourth series and is shot in Manchester and set in the fictitious northern town of Hawley.

It centres around a gang of down-and-outs who commit crimes to keep money in their pockets.

An industry source told The Sun on Sunday: “Cast and crew reacted with fury.
“They simply can’t comprehend why Joe could be so cruel. It’s totally ruined what has always been a great rapport.

“The make-up artist was hugely upset and people have rallied round her for support. It caused a lot of misery for those involved in the show. They have to finish the fourth series, but it’s been hugely overshadowed by this.”

Michelle, 34, who plays mum Erin on the series, was not believed to have been present when the alleged incident took place.

'Caused a lot of misery'

Joe, who also starred as Woody in Channel 4’s This Is England, and has had prominent roles in ITV soap Coronation Street and Channel 4’s Misfits, has previously admitted to using medical marijuana.

Speaking in 2019 he said: “I use medical marijuana to sort of regulate my moods. A big part of bipolar that isn’t spoken about is the shifting mood.

“It’s not necessarily someone who is very depressed and then they’re hyperactive — there’s also a lot of stress involved because you have little to no control over the way you feel.

We have a robust process in place for handling any allegations.

A Sky TV source

"I find marijuana can help me with that.”

A Sky TV source said: “We take all allegations of inappropriate behaviour extremely seriously and we have a robust process in place for handling any allegations.”

Joe’s agent was approached for comment.