Sky News anchor Kay Burley has announced that she is stepping down from her broadcasting role after an impressive 36 years on air.The 64-year-old was originally recruited by Andrew Neil to help launch Sky back in 1988 and has had countless memorable moments on the channel.However, some of them are memorable for the wrong reasons, with viewers previously calling for her to be sacked due to her cocky manner, and the thousands of Ofcom complaints against her.Considered to be one of Kay's most controversial moments was in 2008, when she interviewed Pam Wright, who is the former girlfriend of serial killer Steve Wright - better known as the Suffolk Strangler.Kay raised eyebrows when she suggested that Pam and Steve's sex life could be to blame for his murder spree.She asked a shocked Pam: “Five murders in six weeks.
Do you think if you’d had a better sex life he wouldn’t have done that?”In February 2010, Kay came under fire again after making Peter Andre cry live on air while he was on the show.The singer broke down in tears after the presenter asked Peter how he'd feel if Katie Price's then-husband Alex Reid attempted to adopt his children with the glamour model.Peter asked for the interview to be stopped after the very personal question, with viewers at home fuming that Kay had gone too far.Ofcom saw 881 complaints logged over the host's "intrusive manner" and "bullying and intimidating" interview skills.Just a few months after the Peter Andre drama, Sky viewers called for Kay to be sacked due to her coverage of the 2010 General Election.Her interview with electoral campaigner David Babbs ended in 2,800 Ofcom complaints being filed after Kay was accused of being “biased” and “aggressive” towards her guest.Kay has also
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