BBC responds to “trans rights censorship” accusations over ‘House Of The Dragon’ star’s ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt

The BBC has responded to claims of “trans rights censorship” over House Of The Dragons’ Bethany Antonia’s ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt. Antonia, who plays Baela Targaryen in the Game Of Thrones prequel, is currently competing in season 24 of Strictly Come Dancing. During this weekend’s show, she could be seen wearing a pro-trans ‘Protect The Dolls’ charity t-shirt, which raises money for the non-profit organisation Not A Phase. The same t-shirt has been worn by Pedro Pascal, Madonna, Troye Sivan and Addison Rae. However, in several of the training clips, the slogan had been deliberately edited out and a number of Strictly Come Dancing viewers have taken to social media to accuse the BBC of trans rights “censorship.” Bethany wore a T-Shirt that said ‘Protect the Dolls’ during #Strictly rehearsals. After posting a video, the BBC quietly replaced it with a new one that doesn’t show her from the front. During the show, they actually blurred out the T-Shirt completely. Absolutely despicable pic.twitter.com/MHr7m6ZyKH — sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ (@superTV247) October 10, 2026 “Let it be known the BBC are absolute cowards for this. I can’t believe calling for the safety of trans women deserves censorship i...