Sophie Kasaei has reportedly been axed from 'Geordie Shore' after she was allegedly recorded saying she hates "n*****s".
Sophie Kasaei, from Tyne Dock in South Shields was removed from the MTV show due to alleged ‘offensive behaviour’.
The comments are said to have been made while Sophie and her castmates filmed scenes for the seventh series of the programme in a nightclub.
The 23-year-old insists she is not a racist and is sorry for any offence caused.
A spokesperson for Sophie said: “Sophie is absolutely devastated and sorry for any offence that has been caused by her drunken language.
“Sophie is against racism in any form being of mixed race herself and having experienced racial abuse as a child. “
Her father Keivan Kasaei, owns Mambo Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar in St Hilda Street, South Shields, says it is “impossible” that his daughter would make racist comments.
He said: “Sophie was born in England but I am from Iran and we also have Italian heritage.
“If you know her background, it is impossible for her to make racist comments. She is from a multi-cultural background.”
A statement on the music channel’s website read: “MTV and Lime Pictures, the producers of Geordie Shore, have decided it is not appropriate for reality star Sophie Kasaei to return to the current production of the show, following the investigation of an incident which took place in a nightclub last week.
“MTV and Lime will be reiterating to the remaining cast members that offensive behaviour will not be tolerated.”
Sophie, a former call-centre worker, has been part of Geordie Shore since the first series of the show and recently joined the rest of cast in Australia for the filming of series six.
When she won a place on the show she vowed to the Gazette she would make her home town proud.
Speaking in May 2011, she said: “I honestly think once people watch it, they will love it. I’m a Shields lass through and through.
The show’s really about twenty-somethings having a good time.
I just hope I do make the people of Shields proud.”
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