Wednesday 23 November 2022 01:17 AM Leigh Francis risks reigniting 20-year Craig David feud over Bo' Selecta ... trends now

Leigh Francis has risked reigniting his 20-year feud with Craig David over his Bo' Selecta! impersonations as he urged the singer to 'stop talking about it' and move forward.

Last month Craig, 41, branded the comedian, 49, a 'bully' and a 'racist' and branded his apology over his use of blackface on the show 'insincere'.

But just weeks later, Leigh insisted that the only way for Craig to move on from the drama is to stop highlighting it, before emphasising that his impressions were 'ages ago'

Bo’ Selecta! saw comedian Leigh perform as Avid Merrion, a stalker who is obsessed with celebrities and featured the comedian doing impressions of various stars using latex facemasks.

Craig was the subject of many sketches alongside Mel B, David Beckham and chat show host Trisha Goddard.

While Leigh assumed the pair buried the hatchet at the wedding of mutual pal Fearne Cotton in 2014, Craig still harboured resentment as he called out Leigh for having a 'vendetta' against him and said he 'normalised bullying'.

In retaliation to Craig's recent criticism, Leigh told The Sun: 'Most people are happy with their portrayal on Bo’ Selecta!. Apart from someone we know who wasn’t.

'The only way it’s ever going to go away from him, if he feels people are going on about it, is to stop talking about it.

'It’s ages ago, isn’t it? It is, 20 years ago. I wish he wasn’t upset. I bumped into him at Fearne’s wedding and we hugged it out and everything was all nice.'

Bo’ Selecta! was first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002 and ran for three series until 2009, spanning several spin offs. 

In October, the Fill Me In hitmaker blasted Leigh for the depictions, saying they had a hugely negative impact on him.

Speaking to The Times, Craig said: 'It felt like a vendetta and when it got a following, it became something that

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