Diversity's Jordan and Ashley Banjo seen for first time after Ofcom confirm they won't investigate BGT BLM dance
Diversity caused a stir when they performed an epic Black Lives Matter-inspired dance during Britain's Got Talent first semi-final episode - the performance garnered 24,500 Ofcom complaints
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Diversity dance troupe members Jordan and Ashley Banjo have been spotted together in Salford in Manchester.
It is the first time that the dancing sensations have been seen out and about after their epic Black Lives Matter-inspired dance performed during Britain's Got Talent first semi-final episode received 24,500 Ofcom complaints.
Ashley, 31, and Jordan, 27, covered their faces with masks as they strode through the area whilst carrying garment bags.
The statuesque brothers cut relaxed figures in sweaters, jeans and trainers and both covered their heads with knitted hats.
The sighting of the genetically-blessed siblings comes after Ofcom confirmed it would not be investigating the TV performance.
The watchdog's official statement read: "Diversity's performance referred to challenging and potentially controversial subjects, and in our view, its central message was a call for social cohesion and unity."
The performance garnered 24,500 Ofcom complaints as racist viewers threatened to boycott the show because it's "too political".
ITV made a stand with Diversity by taking out full page adverts in all the national newspapers that featured a picture of Ashley.
Jordan recently said that the dance was "misconstrued" by a section of viewers but it hasn't taken away from its sentiment.
He shared: "Some stuff gets misconstrued, some people have a different understanding or want to have a different understanding and for us the sentiment of Black Lives Matter - no funding, no organisation, no politics, nothing like that, but as a sentiment, as a sentence itself - if you disagree with that sentence then I don't really know what to say.
"But for us, having a summary of 2020 as a performance and leaving out something as huge and important to us as Black Lives Matter seemed like we were trying to avoid it which we don't want to do."
Jordan said there was more to the performance than BLM as it was a "celebration" of the NHS as well, after its response to coronavirus.
Discussing the backlash and how members of Diversity and their children were threatened, Jordan said: "I don't want to highlight it but there is an issue from threats, to talking about our kids, to being called names, I have never seen so much creative writing in my entire life.
"How people can adapt one racial slur so many times is beyond me, you need a medal for that."
He added: "I haven't spoken to all the boys, some of the boys don't put themselves up front and centre, so they are part of the group and have loads of Diversity supporters following them, but in terms of me, Pel (Perri) and Ash, we have had a quite a lot of stuff.
"Within a few hours of it airing it was all positive and the next day some people weren't too sure and then when the whole media thing picked up a bit and people who hadn't even seen the performance were just 'Watch your back when you walk around here'."
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