A Sky TV channel has cancelled a woodworking show and apologised after claims that a contestant had face tattoos connected to white supremacy.
Carpenter Darren Lumsden appeared on The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker, a Sky History series. Twitter users pointed out that the number 88 inked on his cheek was widely recognised as the code for “Heil Hitler” used by white supremacists.
It was also claimed the numbers 23 and 16 — often used to signify white power according to the Anti-Defamation League — were visible on his face.
AETN UK, which runs Sky History jointly with Sky, said Mr Lumsden denies any far-right sympathies.
