Lorraine Kelly dubbed Oxford students "attention seeking" this morning on her chat show.
The Scottish chat show host mentioned that students at Oxford have voted to remove a picture of the Queen.
Speaking on the latest news that the image has now been taken down at an Oxford college due to having associations with Britain's colonial history, she said: "I think they're just really wanting attention, and sadly we're giving to them."
Richard Madeley also came under fire this morning after saying the students were "thick".
Students at one of the university's colleges have allegedly agreed to remove the painting as "patriotism and colonialism are not really separable", The Mirror reports.
The announcement sparked fury online, with the president of Magdalen College now distancing the institution itself from the students involved.
In an outburst on Good Morning Britain, Richard said that he "couldn't help but think it was a wind-up".
Sitting next to co-host Susanna Reid, Richard picked up a £10 note with the Queen's face on it and said: "If you're watching at Magdalen - you won't be as you won't be awake until 9-10 - but assuming that you are, would you rip this up? It's got a picture of the Queen on it, bit of colonial culture going on there. So would you stop using cash?
"Actually, I can't help think this is a wind-up because it's so stupid. It's really thick.
Susanna was quick to highlight that Education Secretary Gavin Williamson had stepped in to condemn them, claiming it was "absurd".
Richard continued: "Have they not heard of the commonwealth? Do they not know what the commonwealth is? That the commonwealth - which the Queen has presided over - is actually the exit from colonialism? Do they not get this? Because these guys are supposed to be among the brightest in the land."
This comes after members of the college’s middle common room (MCR), which is limited to post-grad students voted to take down the print, and the meeting noted that “for some students depictions of the monarch and the British monarchy represent recent colonial history”, according to the Guardian.
The President of Magdalen College, Dinah Rose, has defended her student's rights to remove the Queen's picture stating on Twitter that the college supports free speech and political debate.
