FFS....the bloke was talking about his Nan. The bloke himself is in his 70's, so his Gran was probably born 100 years ago FFS.
Seems that mentioning something that happened in the past is now strictly taboo.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10888325/BBC-apologises-Len-Goodman-said-nan-called-curry-powder-foreign-muck-Jubilee-coverage.html