Pop star Olly Murs has taken down a clip of him signing his latest single in Makaton for his “fans in the deaf community”, admitting that he had “incorrectly labelled the video” as being in British Sign Language.
The singer, who released “Die of A Broken Heart” on Friday, said in the video’s caption that he wanted to sign the song in “BSL SSE” and that he was taught how to do so by hearing influencer Isabella Signs.
However, viewers went on to point out that the signs were in Makaton – a language programme for people with learning and communication difficulties – and not BSL, the language used by the majority of those in the UK Deaf community.
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