'lesson to be learnt'
Holly Willoughby insists TikTok yob who harassed Chris Whitty shouldn’t be haunted by his ‘mistake’ for life
HOLLY Willoughby has insisted the TikTok yob who harassed Professor Chris Whitty shouldn't be haunted by his "mistake" for the rest of his life.
Yesterday, her co-host Phillip Schofield furiously ranted that the unnamed 15-year-old should be plastered on a billboard after the "astonishing" abuse.
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But Holly has now voiced her contrasting opinion on the nasty incident, which saw the Chief Medical Officer branded "a liar" by a young covid-denier in the street.
Holly said on This Morning today: "That's a lesson to be learnt, isn't it?
"Whatever you put out on social media can stay with you for the rest of your life.
"I hope it doesn't for this young man."
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Shocking footage posted on TikTok showed the yob filming himself taunting Whitty - despite the professor's tireless work battling the deadly disease.
He calls him a "liar" as he harangues Prof Whitty at Westminster's Strutton Ground market.
At one point the lout shamelessly faces the camera before spewing out another tirade of disgusting taunts.
His mum said she's furious with her teenage son - and has taken away his Playstation as punishment.
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After playing the clip out on This Morning yesterday, Phillip said: "This is not only astonishing, it is also pretty damn creepy that someone decided that this was the thing to do.
"It's a shame we blurred his face because he should be on a billboard. It should just say 'idiot'.
"He is the guy who confronted a man in the street in a very aggressive way. That is a frightening thing to happen to anybody.";
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TikTok idiot taunts Chris Whitty in the street and calls top doc a 'liar' despite his tireless work fighting Covid
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