Sienna Miller says criticism over not wearing a poppy on Graham Norton was ‘a little extreme’

Sienna Miller has addressed the criticism she received for not wearing a poppy on TV as “a little extreme”.

Miller, 33, was condemned for not wearing the symbol of remembrance when she made an appearance on the Graham Norton Show – and said she meant "no disrespect".

Speaking on Good Morning Britain the actress expained: “I had a poppy on funnily enough and I was wearing a dress that was like crepe paper basically and as I was going on I looked down. It was tearing at the dress and they’d said my name and so I whipped it off.

“It’s really snowballed apparently and of course I don’t think there is anyone in this country that isn’t grateful and respectful and never would want to cause offence and wear a poppy all the time but people kind of focus on things enough to pick at the negative. It seems a little extreme.”

The actress - who stars alongside Bradley Cooper in her latest film Burnt - also expressed her fears over a potential backlash when a pre-recorded programme she stars in is aired and will show her without a poppy.

“Also, there’s another show I’m worried about coming up because we pre-recorded it, where we’re probably not wearing poppies but some of these things are filmed weeks before they air.

"But you can’t please everyone and I meant no disrespect. Of course I didn’t.”