VICTORIA’S SECRET APOLOGISES FOR COMMENTS

Victoria’s Secret’s chief marketing officer is apologising after he made comments explaining why transgender models shouldn’t be cast in the lingerie company’s annual fashion show.

In an interview with Vogue, Ed Razek said he didn’t think the show should include “transsexuals” because “the show is a fantasy”.

“If you’re asking if we’ve considered putting a transgender model in the show or looked at putting a plus-size model in the show, we have,” he added. “We attempted to do a television special for plus-sizes [in 2000]. No one had any interest in it — still don’t.”

In a statement shared by the company’s Twitter over the weekend, the exec apologised for his comments, writing that they “came across as offensive”. “To be clear, we absolutely would cast a transgender model in our show. We’ve had transgender models come to castings ... And like many others, they didn’t make it,” the statement read.

“But it was never about gender. I admire and respect their journey to embrace who they really are.”

This year’s annual show happened in New York City and included models Kendall Jenner, Adriana Lima, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Elsa Hosk, Candice Swanepoel and more.