EastEnders star blasts ‘sl**ty’ Sabrina Carpenter in scathing review of singer’s racy concert
Former EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley, 48, has branded Sabrina Carpenter “sl**ty” after her eight-year-old daughter attended the singer’s concert at London’s O2.
The soap star, who plays Karen Taylor in the BBC drama, was left furious after receiving footage of the pop icon’s raunchy performance.
Taking to Instagram, Stanley shared a moment from Carpenter’s set, reminiscent of the routine that prompted outrage when she performed at the Brits awards earlier this month.
In the EastEnders star’s social media Story, a high angle view of Carpenter could be seen wearing skimpy red lingerie and dancing around on a huge heart shaped bed.
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The footage was sent to Stanley by her husband, who had taken their daughter to the concert.
Taking to Instagram, the 48-year-old shared the video with a scathing caption: “Just got sent this video…. Nancy is watching that!!!”
She continued: “I didn’t realise she was that s***ty. No wonder Mark was keen to take her. Oh God! #toomuch #badmum.”
This is far from the first time Carpenter has faced complaints for her racy performances.
At the Brit awards, she similarly performed in red lingerie and straddled the same bed set during the nationally broadcast show before the 9pm watershed.
Carpenter’s provocative dance moves included suggestively crouching in front of a dancer dressed as a King’s Guard.
Television watchdog Ofcom received 825 complaints about the ceremony, the majority of which concerned her routine.
As a result, and with others flagging Charli XCX’s see-through outfit, this year’s Brits became the most complained about ceremony in five years.
Carpenter responded to the backlash on Instagram with a cheeky comeback along with a carousel of photos from the event.
“I now know what watershed is!!!!” she wrote alongside the snaps.
The singer has previously defended her provocative style, telling The Sub: “My message has always been clear: if you can’t handle a girl who is confident in her own sexuality, then don’t come to my shows.
“Female artists have been shamed forever. In the noughties it was Rihanna, in the nineties it was Britney Spears, in the eighties it was Madonna and now it’s me.”
She added that critics are “essentially saying that female performers should not be able to embrace their sexuality” in their lyrics, clothing or performances.