TfL apologises for ‘body shaming’ Tube passengers by telling them to ‘dress for the body you have’ during heatwave

Transport for London (TfL) has apologised for a sign that advised passengers to ‘dress for the body you have’ during the UK’s mini heatwave.

A ‘Quote of the Day’ written on a whiteboard by a member of staff at Blackhorse Road station was criticised for ‘body shaming’ commuters.

It read: ‘During this heatwave, please dress for the body have… not for the body you want!’

The sign was posted on Twitter by Michael Hawkes, who wrote alongside: ‘Way to body shame @TfL.

‘Not really OK is it.’

Several people agreed:

However, others had no problem with the message on the sign:

TfL has now apologised for the ‘ill-judged’ posting.

A spokesman told Yahoo News UK: ‘We apologise unreservedly to customers who were offended by the insensitive message on the whiteboard at Blackhorse Road station.

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‘Our staff across the network share messages on these boards, but in this instance the message was clearly ill-judged and it has been removed.

‘An investigation is underway to establish who thought such an unacceptable message was a good idea, so that the appropriate action can be taken.’