TV star's dress branded 'inappropriate' for family show

TV star Holly Willoughby wore a dress with mesh cut outs while hosting Dancing On Ice last night in the UK – but some of her fans didn’t feel it was the right choice for the family show.

The presenter wowed in a floor-length, Jenny Packham gown, which she paired with red lipstick, smokey eyeshadow and retro waves.

The dress was pretty covered except for three, small cut outs, which – as women’s outfits tend to do – sparked plenty of debate after Holly shared the look with her five million followers on Instagram.

“Boobs look squashed”, one person said, while another wrote: “Just a little to much boobige [sic] on show.”

Another person suggested Holly, 37, shouldn’t have worn the plunging gown on a television show which airs before the watershed (Dancing On Ice starts at 6pm on ITV).

They wrote: “You shouldn’t be showing your boobs in front of the children.”

Holly’s look received similar comments over on Twitter.

However, Holly did receive some support for her look, with others praising the get-up.

One wrote: “Stunning lady just love this dress xx,” while another described the look as: “Pure vintage Hollywood glamour … absolutely beautiful!”.

Another person commented: “You were made for that dress.”

‘Britain’s Got Talent’ presenter Amanda Holden faced similar criticism when she wore a plunging Julien Macdonald gown with an open back during the show’s semi-final in 2017.

TV regulator Ofcom received some 90 complaints about the outfit from viewers, but the body maintained the clothing “did not raise issues” under its nudity rules.

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