Holly Valance is shut down by GB News host in middle of live interview for using ‘disgusting’ slur – and doubles down when challenged
Holly Valance was interrupted during a live interview on GB News after making slurs about people with learning disabilities during a discussion about the pandemic.
The singer was speaking after Apple Music briefly banned Pauline Hanson’s “anti-woke” song Kiss Kiss (XX) My A**e, which is the soundtrack to her new film A Super Progressive Movie.
Valance told host Josh Howie on Free Speech Nation on Monday: ‘He was the biggest tester to see during Covid… like the retard meter. And Australia was pretty high on that.’
Howie quickly apologized for using the term ‘retard’, saying: ‘I’m sorry for using the word, but it’s okay, but… unfortunately I think some people might be offended.’
Valance said unapologetically: ‘Hey, aren’t we the Free Speech Nation here? Where am I?’
Howie replied: ‘You’re right, you caught me there. Except for that one word, we are the Free Speech Nation.’
Reacting to the moment, one viewer wrote to X: ‘Holly Valance literally said get off the filter and hasn’t looked back since. Leaving this to GB News before the turning point is the ultimate middle finger from the polite political establishment.
He’s relying entirely on Reformation UK energy and has made it clear he doesn’t care about being canceled as his base is already locked down.
‘Love him or hate him, he’s mastered the art of having the entire internet talking about him on a Monday morning. ‘The Kiss Kiss era feels like a lifetime ago!’
Holly Valance was interrupted from speaking on UK’s Free Speech Nation on Monday
Presenter Josh Howie quickly apologized for using the term on the UK News show
Valance joined the show after the Apple Music service briefly banned his ‘anti-woke’ song
Another wrote: ‘There is no need for this, as you well know. ‘Poor choice of words’. And a third said: ‘I hate the word offensive and it goes without saying.’
A fourth wrote: ‘Used daily against disabled people and those with learning disabilities. This is so wrong. ‘There’s no need to use that word.’
During the interview, Valance talked about her song being briefly banned from Apple Music.
The track was released on Australia Day and reached No. 1 on Apple Music’s iTunes best-selling songs chart, ahead of tracks by Keli Holliday and Harry Styles.
It was later removed from the platform after briefly surpassing Olivia Dean’s Triple J Hottest 100-winning song Man I Need, and was reinstated following backlash.
He said: ‘If it was a song by someone on the left wing of politics, the right wing bashing Trump, the left bashing Farage, then it wouldn’t be a problem. There would be no problem because those on the right don’t tend to throw toddler tantrums.
‘We have not received any official email from iTunes, Apple or anyone else. And I was like “what’s going on?” I thought.
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The song is a reworked version of Valance’s 2002 hit Kiss Kiss and features lyrics that take aim at trans issues, “snowflakes” and “cancel culture.”
The song’s lyrics include: ‘MWAH You’ll respect my pronouns / Not all women have ovaries, some have penises / They say I’m a man but I’m a woman / ‘Cause I need a V, not a D.
‘And I don’t care what people say / I’ll never be him, them or them / ‘Cause I’m a real biological woman / I’m a real biological woman.’
When the song was released, Australian politician Hanson said: ‘Wouldn’t the ABC have a heart attack if they knew they had to play this track?’
Despite its popularity in downloads, the song only managed around 50,000 streams on Spotify, failing to chart on Australia’s major streaming services and failing to make the country’s official rankings.
The song received a lot of criticism for being transphobic and attacking minority groups.
Kiss Kiss (XX) My A**e is the soundtrack to Pauline Hanson’s film A Super Progressive Movie.
Despite this, some social media users asked why they could not access the song.
‘Who gave Apple permission to tell us what music we can download?’ One Aussie wrote while another added: ‘I’m definitely buying it.’
Valance, who now lives in England, has become a vocal supporter of conservative politics in recent years and has publicly supported Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.
The One Nation leader’s film follows four ‘progressives’ who find themselves in the ‘real world’ led by Hanson after ‘rainbow glitches’.
The movie has a rating of 4.8 on the famous IMDb website, and this average figure comes mostly from users who rated the movie at 1/10 or 10/10.
The film’s release comes at a time when support for One Nation is rapidly growing among Australian voters, linking it to the Coalition for the first time.
