Sabrina Carpenter hits back at 'regressive' comments made by Simon Cowell's rival Pete Waterman who branded her sexy image 'offensive'
Sabrina Carpenter hits back at 'regressive' comments made by Simon Cowell's rival Pete Waterman who branded her sexy image 'offensive'
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Sabrina Carpenter has hit back at 'regressive' comments made by Simon Cowell's rival Pete Waterman who branded her sexy image 'offensive'. The Espresso hitmaker, 25, was hit by claims earlier this week that her image is 'too raunchy' and that she is 'setting back women's rights' in scathing comments.
![[Pete, 78, (seen) has claimed the star dresses as a little girl which he finds 'offensive' and believes she doesn't need to sexualise her image because she has raw talent]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94527439-14326583-image-m-46_1737888789469.jpg)
English songwriting and record production trio Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete slammed the singer's sexy look and lyrics as 'lazy'. Sabrina has become known for her cheeky lyrics and scantily-clad stage costumes - but the music moguls have now hit out at her approach.
![[The Espresso hitmaker, 25, was hit by claims earlier this week that her image is 'too raunchy' and that she is 'setting back women's rights' in scathing comments]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94527359-14326583-image-m-48_1737888807405.jpg)
Pete, 78, has claimed the star dresses as a little girl which he finds 'offensive' and believes she doesn't need to sexualise her image because she has raw talent. The former Pop Stars judge claimed that he would have been 'killed' if he had instructed artists to do the same thing 30 years ago, saying that Madonna was the only performer who ever came close to doing the same thing.
![[English songwriting and record production trio Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete slammed the singer's sexy look and lyrics as 'lazy']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94527337-14326583-image-m-50_1737888818636.jpg)
Sabrina Carpenter has hit back at 'regressive' comments made by Simon Cowell 's rival Pete Waterman who branded her sexy image 'offensive'. Pete, 78, (seen) has claimed the star dresses as a little girl which he finds 'offensive' and believes she doesn't need to sexualise her image because she has raw talent.
![[Sabrina has become known for her cheeky lyrics and scantily-clad stage costumes - but the music moguls have now hit out at her approach]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94423209-14326583-Pete_Waterman_and_his_recording_buddies_have_hit_out_at_Sabrina_-a-51_1737888834061.jpg)
But now Sabrina has hit back at the scathing comments saying female artists have always been shamed for showing off their sexual side. She told The Sun: 'My message has always been clear: if you can't handle a girl who is confident in her own sexuality, then don't come to my shows.
![[Their comments came as they attended an unveiling of a blue plaque from the Southwark Heritage Association at Vine Yard Studios in London]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/10/94423113-14326583-English_songwriting_and_record_production_trio_Mike_Stock_Matt_A-a-52_1737888836452.jpg)
