BBC Clothes Show star Jeff Banks has said Whitechapel is like 'a different country and language' from what he remembers.
The fashion designer visited his 'old stomping ground' earlier this week following Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's controversial comments about Britain being 'colonised by immigrants'.
And it came as a video of a group confronting a Christian Preacher, telling him 'this is a Muslim area' sparked huge controversy.
In a video posted on his Facebook and Instagram earlier this week, the 82-year-old said Whitechapel Road had lost its 'Londoner sense of humour'.
He reminisced about always being 'suited and booted' in English cut suits to visit the area's vibrant live jazz scene, and explained you had to be 'immaculate' to enter the pubs.
In a message posted alongside his video, Mr Banks said: 'My journey today left me with a feeling that everything had changed beyond recognition.
'An unimaginable change! No Eastenders. No Greeks. No Jews. No Turks. No Londoner sense of humour. A different country and language.
'Sir Jim’s choice of words may not have been as selective as possible but the sentiment resonated!'
Billionaire Ineos boss Sir Jim later apologised that his 'choice of language' had 'offended some people in the UK and Europe'.
BBC Clothes Show star Jeff Banks has said Whitechapel is like 'a different country and language' from what he remembers
The fashion designer visited his 'old stomping ground' earlier this week following Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's controversial comments about Britain being 'colonised by immigrants'
It comes after a video went viral on social media earlier this week of a female police officer defending a Christian preacher in Whitechapel after a group told him: 'This is a Muslim area.'
The confrontation sees a female Met Police officer being surrounded by males and telling them: 'In this country, we have freedom of speech.'
She continued: 'I understand that you guys don't want to hear it, so I would just recommend that you walk away and don't listen to him.
'He's not in your home.'
The Scotland Yard officer has been widely praised for how she handled the situation, and, in some quarters, was hailed as a hero.
The situation at times threatened to boil over, with footage from the encounter in Whitechapel Road widely shared on social media.
A male clutching a microphone and Bible can be heard preaching the Gospel in the viral footage, which is believed to have happened on Monday, a day before Ramadan began.
Mr Banks reminisced about always being 'suited and booted' in English cut suits to visit the area's vibrant live jazz scene, and explained you had to be 'immaculate' to enter the pubs
In a video posted on his Facebook page earlier this week, the 82-year-old said Whitechapel Road had lost its 'Londoner sense of humour'
It took place just yards from the East London Mosque, one of the largest in Western Europe, which can accommodate up to 7,000 worshippers for daily prayers.
In one clip, a bearded male shouts at the preacher 'talk about Jesus, don't talk about Muhammad. Don't say Muhammad.'
A male wearing a knee-length black duffel coat and mask then shoves the preacher in the back, which causes him to stumble forward.
Another man is later repeatedly heard shouting at the preacher: 'Your God is a Jew.'
A male later explained to the female officer that he phoned police as the preacher was 'talking about the prophet, then he said like a donkey' which was upsetting 'hundreds of people' walking past.
He then accuses the preacher of 'spreading hatred' and alleges he was calling the Black Stone in the sacred Kaaba building in Mecca 'a box'.
But the evangelist denies this and says he was quoting from Muhammad 'who says if a donkey brays it's because he is seeing Satan'.
The female officer defends the preacher and explains to a group of males that 'in this country we have freedom of speech, the same way you guys have your freedom of speech'.
'You guys don't need to see eye-to-eye, and you don't need to agree,' she says.
'You're all more than welcome to stand here and have conversations with them, but they're not being aggressive.'
A man wearing a black surgical mask tells the officer, 'This is Whitechapel, this is a Muslim area.'
According to the most recent Census, 52.2 per cent of the 18,841 people who live in Whitechapel are Muslim.
It comes after a female police officer defending a Christian preacher in Whitechapel after a group told him: 'This is a Muslim area'
A male clutching a microphone and Bible (right) can be heard preaching the Gospel in Whitechapel Road, just yards from the East London Mosque
The officer continues: 'I understand that you guys don't want to hear it, so I would recommend that you just move away and don't listen to him.'
Another male approaches the officer and complains that 'he is in our community, and you don't see Muslims walking around and insulting other faiths'.
The police constable responds: 'You guys can preach about your religion the same way he is.'
She denies that he is inciting hatred but admits he is at risk of being assaulted. But she reassures the group that cameras are monitoring the area in what she describes as a 'heavily Muslim community'.
The Daily Mail has contacted the Met Police for comment.
