Celebrity SAS star Ant Middleton faces Ofcom investigation after cruelly calling Anthea Turner, 59, ‘grandma’

CELEBRITY SAS hard-nut Ant Middleton faces being investigated by Ofcom after he mocked Anthea Turner by calling the 59-year-old star "Grandma".

It left many viewers fuming with the former soldier - who is only 20 years younger - accusing him of "ageism and sexism".

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The Sun Online can reveal the slur sparked 16 complaints to the TV watchdog, who will now decide whether the case is worthy of investigation.

Television presenter Anna Richardson was among those outraged by the cruel comments on the show, tweeting: ";Good to see a bit of good ‘ol fashioned ageism & sexism there lads with the ‘grandma’ references."

Another viewer wrote: "The way they’re speaking about Anthea Turner shouldn’t be allowed. Wtf???"

A third pointed out that ex-footballer John Fashanu, who actually is a grandfather, wasn't being targeted in the same way.

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They fumed: "FYI, 59-year-old Anthea has no grandchildren. However, 56-year-old John Fashanu does. You can therefore refer to him as GRANDPA, you misogynistic t***."

However, Anthea herself said she wasn't bothered about the insults, calling it "water off a duck's back".

Addressing the outrage that was sparked by the 'Grandma' comments, she told : "Well, I think that's very kind of them but I absolutely don't hold it against him whatsoever.

"I do completely understand why they do that," adding: "Oh it will be lovely to be a grandma one of these days."

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