Beth Garvey, 17, and Alex Troth, 18, in the onesies that sparked controversy (Picture: SWNS)

Two teenagers were kicked out of the Natural History Museum for wearing onsies.

Beth Garvey, 17, and boyfriend Alex Croth, 18, visited the London attraction – home of beloved Dippy the diplodocus – dressed as a dinosaur and an insect.

But there high spirits were swiftly dampened by security who refused them entry whilst on a college trip.

The museum, which sells onsies in its shop, ordered the couple to change.


Beth and Alex were then forced to undress to their clothes beneath before handing over the garment to security.

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Beth, from Swindon, Wiltshire, said: ‘Luckily we had clothes on underneath but a lot of people don’t.

‘They said it was classed as a costume and we couldn’t wear that in the museum. We said, no it was pyjamas, you sell them yourselves. I was gobsmacked.’

They travelled to London, by train, without any questions and made their way to the museum, in South Kensington, in December.

Hear me roar: Alex and Beth aren’t happy about their museum experience (Picture: SWNS)

She added: ‘They took our onesies from us and put them behind the desk, giving us this ticket we could use to collect them when we were done at the museum at the end of the day.

‘All for an item of clothing which they sell in their own shop.’

A spokesman for the museum said: ‘We’re sorry that Ms Garvey and her partner felt uncomfortable removing their onesies for their visit.

Are you a fan of the one piece? (Picture: SWNS)

‘While we don’t have a particular dress code, the duty manager is responsible for deciding whether people can enter the museum.

‘We have in the past had visitors in costumes cause disturbances in the building, which affected other people’s experience at the museum.

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‘After their onesies were put in the cloakroom Ms Garvey and her partner continued their visit and we offered complimentary tickets in recompense for the inconvenience and embarrassment they felt.’

The incident comes just days after the museum sparked outcry over plans to replace Dippy the Dinosaur with a whale.

Metro.co.uk has launched a petition to save Dippy.