Rachel Riley hits back after Noel Edmonds slammed her for taking part in Lloyds ad
RACHEL Riley has hit back at Noel Edmonds after he slammed her for appearing in a Lloyds advert - because he's suing the bank for £60million.
The Countdown star, 32, appeared in the ad alongside a host of other stars encouraging people to speak up about their mental health.
Noel, 69, who is locked in a legal battle with the bank over a fraud case, launched an attack against her because she is part of the bank's "propaganda", reports.
The Deal or No Deal host also demanded Rachel ";hand back the money and restore your integrity".
But she has lashed out at the presenter on Twitter - claiming she didn't make any money from appearing in the advert.
She said: "I’m proud to have taken part in a diversity in advertising campaign with @channel4 & @AskLloydsBank to encourage conversations in mental health issues.
"For my involvement, a total of £8K was donated to my favourite charity @wwwalmtorg. I personally didn’t receive a penny."
She continued: "I have supported & will continue to support MH campaigns I believe in. The response I received to this campaign’s “get it out in the open” messaging was overwhelmingly positive from people affected by these issues & shows just how important discussing mental health issues is."
Noel claimed Rachel had been paid £20,000 to appear in the campaign as he urged Rachel to "undo the damage".
He said: "It’s possible that Rachel is not aware that Lloyds Bank is responsible for the destruction of lives and livelihoods on a military scale."
"You’re either with the victims or the perpetrators."
The advert campaign, which is partnered with Mental Health UK, sees Rachel encouraging people to open up about their demons while wearing a Post-it note saying: "#gettheinsideout".
Noel is currently suing Lloyds for £60million over a fraud ten years ago that he claims crippled his TV business.
He said his former entertainment business Unique Group was ruined by corrupt financiers at HBOS in Reading, which was later bought by Lloyds.
Crooked financiers from the firm were caged last year for the £245 million loans scam, which they squandered on prostitutes and luxury holidays.
Noel took an overdose in 2005 after “losing everything” to the swindlers.
He has also taken his compensation fight against Lloyds to the airwaves – creating his own station to bash the bankers.
Lloyds has said it made "determined efforts to reach a consensual resolution" with Noel last year but "this was not possible".
A spokesman said: "As a formal litigation process has begun it would be inappropriate to comment other than to say his claim will be contested."
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