Deleted TikTok reveals moment Bambie Thug was forced to remove pro-Palestinian message: “It’s fucked up”

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Eurovision entry Bambie Thug was forced to remove their pro-Palestinian message from their costume.Originally, Bambie was supposed to wear body paint in Ogham script – an old Medieval alphabet – which had the words ‘ceasefire’ and ‘freedom for Palestine’ written in the script.

The words were written in honour of their pro-Palestine stance. However, on May 8, it was revealed that they were forced to remove the words, as it “contravened contest rules that are designed to protect the non-political nature of the event” according to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).Thug said of the change at the time: “It was very important for me because I’m pro-justice and pro-peace.

Unfortunately, I had to change those messages today to ‘crown the witch’ only (which was an) order from the EBU.”In a now-deleted TikTok, footage of the moment they were asked to remove the words has been captured.

Posted to X/Twitter, the TikTok shows Bambie Thug being told they had to remove the word ‘ceasefire’ from their face, or else they wouldn’t be let on stage, with the contestant responding: “fuck”.After a clip of their makeup artist removing the Ogham script from their face, Bambie told the camera: “It’s fucked up”.Cassyette, who helped co-write Bambie’s Eurovision song ‘Doomsday Blue’, can be seen later in the clip saying: “The fact that they’ve silenced you is fucked.