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Sydney Sweeney advert, Singer-songwriter Sarah Jane Morris, GLP-1s

Woman's Hour by BBC

Sep 15, 202653:31News & Politics

A new advert featuring the American actress Sydney Sweeney has sparked a backlash from some female athletes for sexualising women’s sport. The advert, for the sports betting company Novig - a company in which Sweeney has...

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