Joanna glumly agrees to black

JOANNA Lumley says she feels she must wear black to host the BAFTAs because wearing colour at a film event amid the #Me Too campaign is “virtually saying ‘I am Harvey Weinstein’s mistress’”.

The Absolutely Fabulous star, 71, will be taking over from 12-times host Stephen Fry at next month’s ceremony, and said the reaction to the move has been “great”.

But she added: “Everybody will be in black out of terror, though I’d love to wear colour.

“I love colours, I love flamboyance and I love our industry and I want to celebrate it.” Stars wore black to the Golden Globes awards ceremony earlier this month in a mark of solidarity with actresses who have spoken about suffering sexual harassment amid claims against Weinstein and others. HOST Joanna Lumley