Exclusive: Louis Smith 'I apologise 100%. I’m so ashamed of my actions.'
IN A TV EXCLUSIVE, LOUIS SMITH SPOKE TO COLEEN, JUNE, LISA AND JANET ABOUT HIS RECENT OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR.
A video of Louis drunkenly mocking the way in which Muslims pray with a friend made headlines recently. And he's since received death threats.
'It was 5am and we were being childish and singing Disney songs,' he explained of the video. 'We did the Lion King, then the Jungle Book and then we sang Aladdin. Luke pulled a rug off the wall as in a magic carpet and that's when it strayed too far.I filmed it on a friend's phone and sent it to a group chat of people who I thought were my friends leaked it to the press.'
June told Louis, 'You are mixed race. You have experienced racism and it's one of the most painful things there is.'
Louis, who might not be allowed to compete in the next Olympics because of his behaviour, replied, 'What I did was not racist. It was offensive to the Muslim community...'
Louis added, 'I apologise 100%. I spoke to my mum and said sorry to her as well. I’m so ashamed of my actions... I want to try and rebuild the respect and the trust because so many people say, "We looked up to you and we’ve supported you".'