Tom Grennan has apologised for making an “inappropriate” comment about Ellie Goulding’s breasts on stage at the Brit Awards.

During Saturday (11 February) night’s awards show, the pair appeared on stage together to present the award for Best New Artist.

Goulding’s dress featured a black metallic breastplate, with Grennan asking her: “They’re your real boobs?” to which she responded: “These are not mine. I wish. Mine are a lot further apart, sadly.”

The clip was circulated online, with social media users branding the exchange a “car crash”.

In response, Goulding tweeted that there had been “no offence taken, no harm intended” by Grennan’s comment and that the singer was “100 per cent an ally”.

Grennan later reposted Goulding’s response, commenting: “Love ya @elliegoulding.

“What started as a joke between Ellie and I before we went on stage came out all wrong. The nerves got the better of us,...