This UK Broadcaster Just Told a Black Woman Her Hair Looked Like an Alpaca

And she responded, sharing her experience of a lifetime of racism.

6 min readAug 16, 2021

On the left sit two TV presenters, while on the right sits a woman ready to answer questions. Underneath there is a bar saying, “Health Headlines with Dr Zoe”. — Photo: ITV/Twitter

During Thursday morning’s episode of the British daytime talk show ‘This Morning’, presenter Eamonn Holmes got himself into a lot of trouble internationally for telling a black guest that her hair reminded him of an alpaca.

This UK Broadcaster Just Told a Black Woman Her Hair Looked Like an Alpaca

And she responded, sharing her experience of a lifetime of racism.

Written by Liam Hunter-Bailey