Good Morning Britain star Femi Oluwole has sparked widespread backlash after posting controversial comments following the death of former Reform UK minister Ann Widdecombe. The 36-year-old broadcaster initially shared a now-deleted TikTok video criticizing Widdecombe's political career, then later admitted he 'f***ed up' after police launched a murder investigation into her death.
Oluwole's Initial Comments and Backlash
In his first video, Oluwole said: 'I am not celebrating her death because it pisses me off.' He later addressed the deleted post with a follow-up clip reacting to the news that the former Tory MP had been brutally murdered. He added: 'The tone of my video definitely aged poorly, so I am very, very grateful that the content did not because I stand by the content. I've always said I do not want people like Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Ann Widdecombe to die because that doesn't feel like justice to me. Justice for me is them being in jail.'
Admission of Mistake
One week on, Oluwole released another video admitting he 'f***ed up' in an explosive rant. He stated: 'I f***ed up with Ann Widdecombe because I, the fool that I am, assumed that a 78-year-old woman dying would be natural causes. I assumed that there wouldn't be somebody out there who chose life in prison over simply waiting. But because I messed up that time, I'm not going to talk; I'm going to keep my mouth shut on this topic until we know for sure what the motive was.'
Public Reaction
Viewers quickly took to X, formerly Twitter, to express outrage. One user wrote: 'Femi admits that he fecked up over Ann, can't believe that the murderer just didn't wait for her to go naturally!' Another commented: 'What a POS, just shows the mentality on the left, just to the right thing: say f**k all. He can't even show sympathy for an old lady being brutally murdered.' A third fumed: 'These people disgust me.'
Background
Ann Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her Devon home last week. Police later launched a murder investigation into her passing. The former Reform UK minister had a long career in politics, serving as a Conservative MP and later joining the Brexit Party.
