The Dalai Lama has expressed his controversial views on having a female successor during an interview, claiming that if a woman is chosen next, she should be attractive.

During an interview with BBC, the 14th Dalai Lama spoke on a range of topics including President Trump and Brexit.

When he was questioned about the controversial remarks he made in 2015 about the possibility of a female successor.

“If female Dalai Lama comes, then she should be more attractive,” he told BBC correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan.

“[Otherwise] people, I think prefer not see her, that face.”

He then went on to suggest that should his successor be female, she should be able to spend some money on makeup.

When pressed on whether he understood how blatantly offensive his comments were, he retorted saying that he believed it was as important as inner beauty.

“But we’re human beings... I think appearance is also important,” he said.

The 2015 comments were also made during a BBC interview, where His Holiness claimed that a non-attractive female successor would “not be much use.”

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The comments of course were negatively received by many people, with some clapping back on social media, including some celebrities.

Good Place actress and well-known feminist, Jameela Jamil, shared the interview on Twitter with the caption: “Says supermodel Dalai Lama.”

Others took to Twitter to share pictures of bikini models with the caption, “The next #DalaiLama has been chosen.”

While one person had quite a good suggestion, saying he thinks the Dalai Lama “should have a human resources department.”

The Dalai Lama is an important religious figure in Buddhist faith, who is believed to be reincarnated each time he passes away.