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Emmeline Saunders

Gogglebox hit by Ofcom complaints after Pete Sandiford wears lacy lingerie and heels

Gogglebox's Pete Sandiford has found himself in hot water after dressing up in sexy lingerie for a joke stunt on last week's episde.

The funnyman, 26, had younger sister Sophie Sandiford snorting with horrified glee as he hobbled into their living room trussed up in a lacy black body, a tight zip-up mini skirt, fishnets and spiky black high heels.

Pete finished off the outrageous look with a black curly wig and attempted to sit down without flashing too much as Sophie screamed with laughter.

Pete Sandiford had his sister Sophie in stitches (Channel 4)

Nearly stumbling as he made his way to safety, Pete moaned: "Oh my God, I'm going to have to take these heels off - how do women wear this s**t?"

"I look like a d * **head, honestly - this outfit says: 'I'm getting c**k tonight'," he joked.

Sophie interjected to laugh, "That is the look we were going for", as Pete hit back to insist: "Well it's not the look I want to give off!"

Some viewers complained the comments were 'homophobic' (Channel 4)

While most viewers found it hilarious, a handful furiously complained to TV watchdog Ofcom about the "homophobic" nature of Pete's comments.

According to the Sun, Ofcom confirmed eight of the 10 complaints received "were mainly about alleged homophobic comments".

Two further complaints were made over Giles Woods' description of Bill Bailey as looking like a 'sex tourist' on the previous weekend's Strictly Come Dancing launch show.

Pete is dating girlfriend Paige, who is yet to appear on Gogglebox (Instagram)

Pete and his sister Sophie have become firmly embedded in the Gogglebox family since joining the show in 2017.

The siblings have a strong bond and frequently have each other in fits of laughter on screen.

Last night saw a rare touching moment between them when Sophie broke down in tears after hearing plans for the second lockdown in England, which is set to continue until December 2.

Sophie works as a window dresser, and as the new lockdown has closed all non-essential shops, Sophie was utterly terrified she would lose her job.

As they watched prime minister Boris Johnson's announcement, Pete asked: "What do they class as non-essential shops?"

Sophie cried on Friday's episode as she realised her work would close again (Channel 4)

Sophie replied: "If you don't sell food, it's just like last time. So my work will shut."

"You alright?" he asked her, as he noticed she was silently crying.

"It's just sad isn't it," she replied, wiping away her tears. "It's just s**t for everybody, it's going to get even worse, more people are going to lose their jobs and things like that, it's just awful."

Pete said as he touched her wrist: "Aww don't get upset kid, don't because you'll set me off."

Luckily, the pair were back to their usual japes later in the episode, with Pete accidentally splitting his jeans while pretending to be Kim Kardashian.

Mirror Online has contacted Channel 4 and Ofcom for comment.

*Gogglebox continues next Friday at 9pm on Channel 4

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