Apology issued for critic’s comments made about Derry Girls star’s weight

Coughlan called him out for his inappropriate writing yesterday.

Nicola Coughlan, star of the hit TV show Derry Girls, exposed a male critic for his completely inappropriate way of writing about her. Philip Fisher, a writer for the British Theatre Guide, wrote in detail about Coughlan's body and physical appearance on a number of occasions. Yesterday, Coughlan took to Twitter to address Fisher: https://twitter.com/nicolacoughlan/status/1007239896686301184 https://twitter.com/nicolacoughlan/status/1007240279936655361 She finished her assessment by saying:

"Let me state this clearly, he is not welcome to review any show I am in from now till forever. And I plan to be in a lot of damn shows. Peace."

Since then, the British Theatre Guide has released an apology on behalf of the organisation. They replied to Coughlan's tweets saying:

"Nicola, we apologise unreservedly for the offence caused by the wording of this review. The offending words have been removed. While the reviewer may not have intended to offend, he accepts that it is not acceptable to use such descriptions in a review and not BTG policy."

The apology however included the line "while the reviewer may not have intended to offend", which has caused a number of people to question how genuine it really is? https://twitter.com/SquidClaude/status/1007363007582752768 https://twitter.com/ClaudeStarling/status/1007513014755643392 https://twitter.com/Unity_Ref2021/status/1007448533774028801 https://twitter.com/wonderteatime/status/1007369816519401472 Coughlan is yet to respond to the apology.