Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell. Photo / Supplied
Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell. Photo / Supplied
Nicole Scherzinger's antics while judging UK X Factor had many viewers questioning her "sexually inappropriate" behaviour.
Singer Nicole Scherzinger shocked British television viewers over the weekend with her bizarre antics while judging on singing competition series X Factor Celebrity.
Some accused the former Pussycat Doll, who also acts as ajudge on Australia's Got Talent, of exploiting sexist double standards when she stood up at the judging panel and forced fellow judge Louis Walsh's head between her breasts, while wearing a low-cut strapless gown.
The OTT "motorboating" move came after former Glee actor Kevin McCale had wowed the crowd with a rendition of the Donna Summer disco classic I Feel Love.
Louis Walsh cops an eyeful from Nicole. Photo / Supplied
"Kevin McCale, what just happened? I feel love!" said Walsh, at which point Scherzinger grabbed his head and thrust it into her chest.
Walsh appeared momentarily stunned but carried on judging β but viewers soon questioned what the reaction would've been had a male judge had made a similar move on Scherzinger:
Nobody bats an eyelid at Nicole forcibly motorboating a fellow judge. Just imagine the furore if a male judge thrust his schnangus into her face. It would be career ending. #CelebrityXFactor
— ββππ βπΈππΌβββππ½π (@Phil_Havercroft) November 16, 2019
Iβm offended by Nicole rubbing Louisβ face in her breasts... if a man rubbed his junk in a womanβs face without her consent there would be an uproar from all these feminists π #doublestandards#Feminism#CelebrityXFactor
Elsewhere in the episode, Scherzinger could barely contain her glee when a boy band made up of sports stars Thom Evans, Ben Foden, and Levi Davis performed shirtless on stage.
The rugby boy band caught Scherzinger's attention. Photo / Supplied
"Wow, as far as I'm concerned you guys can boom boom boom however you want want want. Seriously that was one of my favourite performances, not because you're hot and wet and naked, but because your performance was crazy," Scherzinger told the trio, before announcing:
"I want to get naked! I want to get naked with them!"
For the second time in the episode, viewers raised questions about double standards in Scherzinger's behaviour:
#CelebrityXFactor Replace @NicoleScherzy with a male judge and out three female girls on stage be a different conversation about getting naked and hot public would go mad
what was more cringe, Nicole screaming "I WANNA GET NAKED!" and caressing Louis' head or Levi Davis waddling around with his torn shirt around his knees? #CelebrityXFactor
