ENGLISH actress Emma Thompson may have to reconsider where she holidays in the British Isles after comments she made in August.
The actress's next holiday destination is unlikely to be the Isle of Wight or the Isle of Man after joking that Isle of Wight residents stone homosexuals.
The 51-year-old was appearing on the US chat show The Late Late show when she made the remark when discussing holidays with host Craig Ferguson.
After he compared the island of Catalina, off the coast of California, to the Isle of Wight she responded: "Oh, so they stone homosexuals there? Nice. I think they are allowed to shoot Irish or Scottish people if they arrive on the island. It is still in the rules, they are allowed to torture people. It's lovely, you should go."
However she later confirmed she had got her islands mixed up and that the remarks were aimed at the Isle of Man.
An Isle of Man Government spokesman said: "Emma Thompson was obviously joking, so we are not taking her comments seriously.
"For the record the Isle of Man's exceptional quality of life is enjoyed by a wide variety of residents and visitors - including a number of Scots."
