A Capital FM presenter has apologised after making an "insensitive and ill-timed" joke about the earthquake in Turkey.
Ant Payne, who hosts the Drive-time show on the station in London, left his listeners horrified on Monday afternoon after he told them that they should look for cheap flights to the country.
Payne added that they should even start looking for some cosmetic work following the disaster earlier this month. There have since been numerous calls for him to be sacked, and the presenter has tweeted to say that he was sorry.
He said: "I think now is actually the best time to start looking at some cheap flights away to Turkey, over the next few years. Get your teeth done while you are over there. Come back looking 19 years old. You will be on Love Island next year if you are doing that."
Today, he took to Twitter to comment: "Hi guys, I want to address the comment I made last night on the show. It was insensitive and ill timed. I would never wish to offend anyone from my shows. My sincere and wholehearted apologies."
Many of his followers have responded, with one saying: "It’s too late to apologise you need sacking Ant!" Another tweeted: "Disgraceful. .@CapitalOfficial" A third wrote: "Get him sacked!!!!"
Ant's show is broadcast across London weekdays between 4pm and 7pm, but tonight he's been replaced by his colleague Niall Gray.
The Record has approached Global, the owner of Capital, for comment.
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