Katie Piper slammed by fans after 'shameful' reaction to 'goth baby'

Katie Piper has found herself in hot water over her reaction to an online 'goth baby'.

The TV personality, 39, didn't hold back when reacting to the child, who has gone viral on TikTok after their mum shared their alternative lifestyle. Watch Piper's reaction below:

The revelation was made as part of a debate on Loose Women where the panellists discussed whether it was right for parents to make their children adopt their lifestyle choices.

One of the children discussed on the episode on Thursday (December 22) was a 'goth baby', whose mum had turned their bedroom into something out of the Addams Family, which caught many eyes after after the release of the Netflix hit Wednesday.

The viral TikTok was from a series called 'a day in a life of a gothic baby', and it shows a child with a very gothic aesthetic, which featured items like a coffin crib.

In one video, the baby even has a gothic Elf on the Shelf, who is dressed in a black version of the outfit we're so used to seeing in red.

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Piper said of the goth baby: "I don't like that interior.

"It's all black and dark. Babies don't like that.

"I'm just going to put it out there it's giving me satanic vibes, it's giving me bad energy, it's toxic, I don't like it and also it's a baby.

"The cot's a tomb. You can't put your baby in a grave."

However, Piper's word's about the baby didn't go down well with TV viewers, who proceeded to formally complain to Ofcom.

The broadcasting regulator received more than 60 complaints about Piper's reaction to the goth baby.

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Piper wasn't just slammed for her reaction to Ofcom, but on Twitter too, where users argued that people should be allowed to live as they see fit.

One Twitter user remarked: "Katie Piper: 'I really champion 'you do you'.'

"Except when it comes to goths and their babies."

A second added: "Couldn't believe it. Such shameful comments."

Meanwhile, a third Twitter user called for the show to make a public apology, writing on Twitter: "I think you need to publicly apologise for slamming the goth subculture on national TV.

"Educate yourselves with the Sophie Lancaster foundation. It's because of people like Katie Piper that Goths get so much abuse and worse. Disgusting behaviour in this day and age."

Tyla has reached out to ITV for comment.