Gavin And Stacey star apologises for calling Laura Kuenssberg a “disingenuous plopcarpet” on election night

Gavin And Stacey star Mathew Horne has apologised after criticising BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg in a string of tweets.

Horne had called Kuenssberg a “disingenuous plopcarpet” and told her to resign following her coverage of the General Election.

The actor – who will appear on BBC One in the hotly-anticipated Gavin And Stacey Christmas special – has since deleted his tweets, posted in the early morning of Friday as the results from the election came in.

He has now tweeted: “I apologise to both @bbclaurak and the BBC for my comments on election night.

“I was caught up in the frenzy of the election and realise I used my public platform and passion for politics in an incorrect way. I regret this & we should stand together. Merry Christmas one and all.”

Labour Party losses

In his early morning tweets, Horne had written: “I really wish I loved myself as much as you Laura @bbclaurak – I think, although deeply selfish, I’d probably be happier. For a bit. Lucky you.”

It is reported that Kuenssberg was discussing the Labour Party losses around the time of Horne’s tweet.

Horne then retweeted a message from the political editor in which she said that the “swing in the North of England is pretty consistently v big Labour to Tory”, and wrote: “Let’s see . . . your ‘journalism’ knows no bounds.

“Resign, you disingenuous plopcarpet.”

Apology accepted – no one wins when we scream and shout rather than talk – maybe Twitter could move on from being Bitter in 2020 – in meantime looking forward to Gavin + Stacey Christmas special once 1st week of new parly, last #Brexitcast of 2019 + Brexit Storm 2 out the way

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 15, 2019