The BBC has received over 100 letters of complaint about the episode, leading them to issue a statement in response. ‘This is an important part of our mission to make sure that every child feels like they belong, that they are safe, and that they can be who they want to be.’ They added that they believe the kiss was ‘handled with sensitivity’ and was ‘appropriate for the audience’s age’.
What many of these concerned and outraged letter writers missed was the fact that CBBC actually aired their first same-sex kiss way back in 1994, when Noddy kissed another male character, Gary, on the cheek in the teen drama Byker Grove.