Princess and Junior Andre support dad Peter at screening of problematic movie
Peter Andre stepped out with his eldest children, Princess and Junior, at a red carpet screening for his latest film Jafaican on Tuesday evening in London. The family were seen at the Genesis Cinema for the private VIP event, posing for photographs ahead of the much-discussed film's debut.
While Andre, 52, dressed in a tailored beige linen suit paired with a crisp white shirt, his daughter Princess, 17, opted for a sleek black jumpsuit, accessorised with knee-high boots and a grey bomber jacket. Junior, 19, chose a more relaxed look, combining a distressed denim outfit with a light-wash jacket.
The family appearance follows mounting criticism surrounding Peter's leading role in the film, where he plays a character named Gary Buckle - also known as 'Gazza' - a London scammer who adopts a Jamaican identity to pull off a transatlantic fraud.
Critics have accused the production of perpetuating racial stereotypes, citing Peter's dreadlocked wig and imitation Patois accent as problematic and offensive, with some viewers calling the trailer 'mocking' and 'gross.' As one critic wrote: 'This is actually so gross and I don't know why Jamaica is always everybody's punchline. Wishing the worst for everyone involved especially you Peter Andre.'
Another added: 'Just saw the trailer for @MrPeterAndre new film disrespecting Rastafari - a religion in Jamaica - and mocking Jamaican culture in general, guess what he plays - a white Jamaican criminal. I want to know why these people don't find stereotypes about their own culture to film.' And a third penned: 'There's a movie coming out with Peter Andre in a dreadlock wig pretending to be Jamaican. Is this really what we're doing in 2025?'
Despite the controversy, Peter - who co-parents Junior and Princess with ex-wife Katie Price and has three younger children with wife Dr Emily MacDonagh - addressed the backlash in a recent interview while promoting the film in Australia.
Speaking on Channel 7 ahead of Jafaican's launch at the Gold Coast Film Festival, Peter said he was drawn to the script when he first read it three years ago, calling it 'a heist like you've never seen before.'
Explaining the plot, he shared: '[Gary] is in a situation where he has to get money to help his [grandmother]. He tries everything and basically comes up with this scheme because apparently Gary looks like this guy in Jamaica who happens to be ready to inherit $3 million.
"So he comes up with this planning thinking 'well if I look like him, surely I could just go to Jamaica for a little bit and keep my mouth shut maybe and I'll get the money and help my nan'. And of course, that's not gonna go smoothly at all."
When asked directly about the criticism over a non-Jamaican actor playing such a role, Peter replied: 'Well, to be fair, I mean, I think it's good to get all sorts of feedback. I mean, this is not… it's my first lead role but I've done quite a few roles before. And all of them, I've played different characters.'
He added: 'So for me, it's acting, I get to do something light-hearted, something funny. Something that y'know is the kind of film I'd wanna watch. So it's almost like a little bit self-indulgent in the sense that I get to do something that I've really, really wanted to do.'
Jafaican also stars Wil Johnson, Jamie Lomas and Oliver Samuels, and follows Gazza's comedic attempt to impersonate a Jamaican heir to secure money for his grandmother's care. The storyline has sparked polarised reactions, with some online users entertained by its absurdity while others called it racially insensitive.
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