'Psychic Sally: On The Road' rapped by Ofcom

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Sky Living's Psychic Sally: On the Road has been rapped by Ofcom for dispensing potentially "life-changing advice" during a psychic reading.



The factual entertainment show follows self-proclaimed psychic Sally Morgan's tour of the UK, giving live performances and private psychic readings.

Ofcom expressed concern about an episode aired on April 17 that featured Morgan giving a private reading to a young woman named Mandy, who was said to be "desperate for answers from her dead mother".

Discussing Mandy's mother's health problems, Morgan told the woman: "There is nothing within you, genetically, that you need to panic about health-wise." To this, Mandy replied: "I can go on now without any worries that anything's going to be passed on."

Ofcom's broadcasting guidelines make clear that programming featuring "exorcism, the occult or paranormal practices" must protect participants and viewers from "potentially harmful material".