BBC are forced to apologise after Texas star Sharleen Spiteri drops the F-bomb while performing at Radio 2 In The Park

BBC bosses were forced to issue an apology after Texas star Sharleen Spiteri launched into an expletive-laden rant while performing at Radio 2 In The Park on Saturday.

The three-day festival is taking place in Stirling in Scotland this week, with Sharleen joining stars including Simple Minds, Chaka Khan and Bryan Adams.

Texas' lunchtime performance was being broadcast on BBC iPlayer, and viewers were no doubt caught off-guard when Sharleen launched into her tirade.

Sharleen briefly paused her gig at City Park to tie up her shoelaces, before adding: 'I know that the audience were looking going, can she tie a lace?

'If I wasn't on the BBC I think anyone who's been at a Texas show knows what I would say, right there? But I am on my best behaviour today.'

The audience began to boo Sharleen, and she declared: 'Do we want a bleep? Stirling do you really want a bleep? F*** this! Let's do it!'

As Sharleen launched into a performance of Texas' Say What You Want, an on-screen apology appeared during the livestream.

It said: 'You are watching Radio 2 In The Park Live. We apologise if you've been offended by anything in this stream.'

Host Jo Whiley added: 'Of course, there was bad language for which we apologise.'

Leading the festival's radio coverage, Vernon Kay added: 'Once again, apologies for the language. It's a bit too early for that! Sharleen was on one this morning!'

This year's Radio 2 In The Park sees stars including Jack Savoretti, Lulu, The Script, Blue, Simple Minds, Deacon Blue and James Blunt take to the stage.

Sharleen was told by music industry bosses to change the way she looks when she first got signed to a record label.

The singer admitted she has 'never had a great relationship with the music industry' in an interview in April.

Sharleen founded Texas while working as a hairdresser in Glasgow, with the band finding quick success with their debut single I Don't Want A Lover.

But when she got her big break, she found herself being told by industry executives that she looked like a 'boy' and a 'lesbian'.

Speaking on the I Never Thought It Would Happen podcast with Chris Difford, Sharleen said: 'From the day I got signed, the MD in my record company at Mercury Records at that point, I remember he referred to me as the "dodgy boiler. What's the dodgy boiler all about?"

'I was 18 years old and I was like, "you motherf****r." That was my entrance into the music industry. It actually worked really well for me because it gave me the balls and the guts to go, no. I like to think I'm quite fair.

'I remember they were like, "you dress like a boy." For years it was like, "she must be a lesbian." Why? Because you wear short hair and big boots.'

Sharleen feels many of the attitudes that were around when she was in her late teens are still present but just more 'hidden' now.

She said: 'They still do say that s**t but it's just hidden really well. People say it's better now, it's not, it's just not right in front of your face. It's hidden so well.'

Texas, which was founded in 1986, is currently made up of Sharleen, Johnny McElhone, Ally McErlaine, Eddie Campbell, Tony McGovern and Cat Myers.

Before soaring to fame in rock band Texas, Sharleen worked at the Irvine Rusk salon in Glasgow.