Stacey Dooley receives support from Comic Relief viewers as 'white saviour' ...

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Stacey Dooley received an outpouring of support by Comic Relief viewers tonight as her controversial charity trip to Africa was aired.

The documentary-maker, 31, had come under fire from MP David Lammy who branded her a 'white saviour' for sharing a picture of herself cradling a black child during the Red Nose Day appeal in Uganda. 

But social media users rallied behind the Strictly Come Dancing winner tonight as she asked viewers to donate to a project helping pregnant women, calling her 'an amazing, strong woman'. 

One person wrote: 'Thank you for helping the children you are doing good ignore the haters and the stupid everything you are doing is awesome!'

Another said: 'I love Stacey

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