Will Young has said that he thinks the BBC panicked when they sacked Carol Thatcher from The One Show.

Carol was sacked this week after using the word ‘Golliwog’ in the shows green room and much controversy has arisen over the decision.

Speaking on Thursday night’s BBC programme Question Time, the 30-year-old pop star said: “I don’t think it’s the right decision. I feel sorry for the BBC because there’s a culture of timidity and they really don’t know which way to turn.”

He added: “Carol Thatcher used the word in a private conversation, they panicked. And they say “this is going to get out, have to do something about it quickly, make it public”, and I worry because everything is becoming a bit vanilla.”