Vick Hope didn’t hold back during Thursday night’s Glamour Awards as she made a series of political statements while hosting the show, Daily Mail reports.
The presenter, 36, is currently on maternity leave after welcoming her first child in August but was happy to step in for the awards ceremony, which was held at 180 The Strand in London, according to the report by Daily Mail.
Opening the show, Vick Hope weighed in on the Israel-Hamas conflict, stating: ‘I’m going to let this moment pass tonight that expressing our solidarity with our sisters in Palestine and in conflict zones around the world.’
Vick Hope also turned her attention to the overturning of the Roe v. Wade ruling in the States as she continued: ‘How should I acknowledge The Handmaids Tale that is America?’
For her next swipe, Vick took aim at former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood, 68, who this month was charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault between 1983 and 2016.
Daily Mail reported that Vick Hope kept her comments on Tim short and sweet, simply stating: ‘F**k Tim Westwood’.
Vick went on to address the graphic post-labour placenta snap shared after she welcomed her baby boy Micah with husband Calvin Harris.
At the time, the DJ shared the happy news at the time with a series of Instagram images, which included a graphic photograph of Vick’s placenta in his post.
Her placenta was later turned into pills by drying and grinding the organ into a powder that’s then placed into capsules.
This practice, called placentophagy, is believed by some to offer postpartum benefit.
Returning to the spotlight for her first job since becoming a mum, Vick said: ‘It was posted by my husband but placentas are amazing.
‘I am keen to celebrate motherhood after what my vagina has done – it’s f***ing majestic. And now you’ve all seen my placenta too!’
She added that she was ‘bricking it’ ahead of her first major job back since giving birth and admitted she hadn’t slept for 13 weeks and has been covered in ‘bright yellow s**t’.
Vick then pleaded with the audience to ‘be gentle with her’ as they cheered her return amid her maternity leave.
The theme for this year’s Glamour Awards was sisterhood – celebrating connection across generations and continents.
Since 1999, Glamour has celebrated its initiative to honour ‘extraordinary and inspirational’ women from a variety of fields.
Past winners have included Kim Cattrall, Naomi Campbell and Victoria Beckham.
However, this year, in a special Women Of The Year feature, the UK edition chose nine transgender activists.
The honourees include a mix of relatively unknown models, actors and musicians, with the most famous face being Munroe Bergdorf – a controversial activist who once branded ‘all white people racist’ and said that the Suffragettes were ‘white supremacists’.
Last year’s winners included Bridgerton star Simone Ashley, The Little Mermaid actor Chloë Bailey, and Hollywood royalty Pamela Anderson.
As trans rights face an increasing threat in the UK, the magazine wishes to celebrate the community’s most ground-breaking voices.
Caroline Hooley, Commercial Lead at Glamour, said: ‘We’re so proud to be partnering with Simple, Tinder and Parfums de Marly for this year’s Women Of The Year celebration.
‘Each brand brings something unique to the event – from celebrating sisterhood, confidence and self-expression to creating unforgettable moments of connection.
‘Their support helps us honour incredible women in a way that feels both empowering and inspiring.’