The popular choice for Blue Peter’s new kitten may have been ‘Nutsack III’ but when producers saw the result of their phone in poll, they decided that ‘Socks’ was more appropriate for a family show. Now the BBC have been forced to issue an apology and rename the six month kitten.

In a statement, Blue Peter’s producers have expressed their ’sincerest apologies for not listening to our viewers’ and have promised that ‘from now on, little Nutsack will be as important a member of the Blue Peter family as The Testicle Dog and little Crapper the tortoise.’

Insiders are already suggesting that Nutsack might not be around that long. ‘They’re desparate to get rid of it,’ said one of the presenters, who spoke anonymously to The Spine. ‘This is supposed to be a family show. We can’t keep talking about our little nutsack.’ It’s thought an accident has already been arranged involving Bill Oddie, a sparrow hawk, and half a pound of cheap mutton stolen from the BBC canteen.

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