Complaints about Keith Lemon were ignored by Through The Keyhole producers, says Melanie Sykes after the comedian made humiliating jokes about her to a live audience

Melanie Sykes claims TV producers failed to act after she complained that comic Leigh Francis made humiliating jokes about her to a live audience while they filmed ITV's Through The Keyhole. Ms Sykes said Francis, 50 – best known as his alter ego Keith Lemon – made explicit sexual gags about her for three hours, including: 'I bet your a*****e smells of flowers.' Speaking on fashion PR Lynne Franks's podcast, Frankly Speaking, Ms Sykes, 53, said: 'I went into the studio and I didn't think Keith was going to be like he was on the other show he does where it's all sex and blowjobs and talking about people's a*******s.' Melanie Sykes claims TV producers failed to act after she complained that comic Leigh Francis made humiliating jokes about her while they filmed ITV 's Through The Keyhole. Pictured L-R: Jonathan Ross, Melanie Skyes, Keith Lemon and Ashley Banjo Ms Sykes said Francis, 50 – best known as his alter ego Keith Lemon – made explicit sexual gags about her for three hours, But she added: 'I sat there for a three-hour record and he did all that stuff to me verbally to entertain the live audience — because it was never going to make the edit of the show – so he used me to entertain the audience.'