David Tennant has been embroiled in a confrontation with U.Ok. Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch simply days after he was honored on the British LGBT Awards.

Tennant, who picked up the Celeb Ally award on the ceremony, gave an acceptance speech through which he stated how vital Delight was to his household, saying “we have now pores and skin within the recreation.” Throughout his speech he additionally talked about the U.Ok. Minister for Ladies and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, who has stated she would exclude trans girls from single intercourse areas.

“I suppose if I’m sincere I’m slightly depressed by the truth that acknowledging that everybody has the best to be who they wish to be and reside their life how they wish to reside it so long as they’re not hurting anybody else ought to benefit any form of particular or award or particular point out as a result of it’s frequent sense, isn’t it?” Tennant stated in his speech. “It’s human decency. We shouldn’t reside in a world the place that’s price remarking on. Nevertheless till we get up and Kemi Badenoch doesn’t exist anymore — I don’t want in poor health of her, I simply want her to close up — while we do reside on this world I’m honoured to obtain this.”

After the video went viral on X, previously referred to as Twitter, Badenoch responded on the platform, saying: “A wealthy, lefty, white male superstar so blinded by ideology he can’t see the optics of attacking the one Black lady in authorities by calling publicly for my existence to finish. Tennant is one in all Labour’s superstar supporters. That is an early instance of what life can be like in the event that they win….Don’t let the bigots and bullies win”

A rep for Tennant didn’t reply by press time.