BRITs viewers threatened to call Ofcom as Sabrina Carpenter stripped to her lingerie for a very racy perfromance.
Sabrina, 25, took to the stage in a daring red lingerie ensemble for a provocative performance to open the ceremony.
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BRITs viewers threatened to call Ofcom as Sabrina Carpenter stripped to her lingerie for a very racy perfromanceCredit: Getty
Making her BRIT Awards debut, the singer paid tribute to the nation with Union Jack visuals and dancers dressed as The King’s Guard.
She delivered performances of her hits Espresso and Bed Chem, wowing the audience on a heart shaped bed – but also sparking backlash from some viewers watching at 8:20pm.
Performing in revealing lace lingerie, including suspenders and thigh harnesses, Sabrina embraced the innuendo-filled nature of her music.
However, not everyone was impressed, with some expressing their disapproval on social media, claiming the performance was too risqué for a primetime audience.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: “OOP THATS AN OFCOM COMPLAINT WAITING.”
Another said: “Sabrina Carpenter on the brits there. My wife just said ‘it’s only twenty past eight!'”
A third said: “Didnt know where to look during Sabrina’s performance.”
Someone else raged: “Christ, you might as well put porn on prime time Saturday night. What is Sabrina Carptener doing? Apart from covering up her lack of singing ability by spreading her legs!”
Maura Higgins, Sabrina Carpenter and Maya Jama look incredible as they lead the glamour at The Brit Awards 2025
Sabrina, who spent a record 21 weeks at the top of the singles chart last year, found herself the target of their disdain over her skimpy outfits and flirty lyrics.
The hitmakers even suggested the Espresso singer is setting back the movement for women’s rights.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Matt, 68, said: “Pop music, and particularly pop videos, have become a lot more sexualised than back in the Eighties — overtly so, for better or for worse.”
Pete, 78, added: “And that is incredibly strange given that women’s rights are so protected now.
“To see Sabrina Carpenter dressed as a little girl is quite offensive. She doesn’t need that.
“She’s got great talent and yet the whole of the industry, these girls come out in as little as possible because they know they’re driving young boys to their websites.
“So you go, hang on, we could never have done that 30 years ago.
“We would have been killed if we’d have done half of what they do now. Madonna was the only person who ever got close to that image.”
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Agreeing with them, Mike, 73, said: “They’ve won all of their freedoms and their rights, women.
“They fought for everything they’ve got and now they’re throwing it away, is the way I would look at it.”
Pete added: “It’s just crazy. If you’re asking to be respected, don’t come on in a G-string.”
The stinging verdict of Sabrina continued as they dismissed her sexual lyrics as “lazy”.
She has faced criticism for songs such as Juno, in which she mentions sex positions, and Bed Chem, about being compatible with someone between the sheets.
Mike said: “I would never try to write a lyric that said anything specific on a sexual level.
“You’d always be allegorical or allude to it somehow. So I don’t like that. I think it’s a bad show and it’s lazy. You’re going to grab some form of attention by doing that.”
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She paid tribute to the nation with Union Jack visuals and dancers dressed as The King’s GuardCredit: Getty
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She delivered performances of her hits Espresso and Bed Chem on a heart shaped bedCredit: Redferns
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She took to the stage in a daring red lingerie ensembleCredit: Getty
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Sabrina performed in revealing lace lingerie, including suspenders and thigh harnessesCredit: Getty
