Lewis Hamilton wears kilt on GQ cover after shaming nephew for wearing dress

The racing driver decided to wear an outfit that resembled a skirt as a 'public acknowledgement' of his previous error of judgement

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Lewis Hamilton has appeared on the cover of British GQ wearing a kilt in response to the controversy that he caused at Christmas, when he told his nephew that “boys don’t wear dresses”.

In December last year, the Formula One driver sparked an uproar when a video of Hamilton expressing his dismay over his young nephew’s choice to wear a pink and purple princess dress was shared on social media.

Hamilton later apologised, saying that his nephew should feel “free to express himself as we all should.”

The racing driver has now gone even further to demonstrate his apparent repentance over his actions, donning kilts that have been designed by Tommy Hilfiger in the latest issue of British GQ.

The idea was derived by the GQ editorial team, who wanted Hamilton to appear on the cover wearing something that was either pink or similar to a skirt or a dress in reference to the outrage surrounding Hamilton’s interaction with his nephew.

In March, Hamilton was announced as a global brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger.

With that in mind, GQ decided to speak to the designer directly about creating a skirt-inspired look for Hamilton to wear in the magazine.

While Hilfiger was immediately on board with the concept, Hamilton’s team was reportedly slightly more apprehensive.

However, Hamilton was all for the idea, as he “wanted to make a very public acknowledgement” of his previous error of judgement.

As GQ states, many will no doubt question the racing driver’s decision to appear on the cover of the fashion magazine wearing a kilt, as they’ll wonder whether his motivation for doing so is genuine or simply a publicity stunt.

After apologising about the way in which he’d spoken about his nephew in December, Hamilton then went on to like a series of tweets where people had jumped to his defence.

In one of the tweets that the racing driver liked, someone wrote: “In this world soon there will be no comedy, no sarcasm, no opinions and ultimately no conversation.

“Everyone will be too scared to say anything. How and why did this happen?”

In another tweet that Hamilton liked, someone described his critics as the “PC brigade", stating that they are “getting worse every year."