Scarlett Moffatt says she was ‘too busy’ to return £150 skirt she begged for and then ‘ghosted’ the designer
SCARLETT Moffatt says she was ";too busy" to return the £150 skirt she begged the designer for.
The former Gogglebox star, 29, apologised over the "misunderstanding" and insisted the reason she failed to promote the clothing item she had allegedly begged for on Instagram is because she is bad at admin.
After backlash from MySuitcase Boutique, Scarlett posted on Instagram: "I've been super busy and intended to wear the @mysuitcaseboutique but instead will be returning the skirt.
"Also I get so busy and bombarded with admin if anyone needs to message me just DM me.
"I'll start and sort my messages and not be so c**p at admin."
Scarlett also denied deleting her Twitter account amid the controversy.
She added: "I don't Google my name and knew none of this until today. Also side note I haven't used Twitter in 7 months apart from links to Insta.
"That's why I deleted it, nothing to do with this incident."
Scarlett reportedly approached the business to ask for a customised version of their tulle skirt with crystal stars to wear to Pride in New York in return for "lots of posts" on Instagram – but she failed to wear it or promote it.
MySuitcase Boutique owner Michaela Liu claimed Scarlett sent a series of message to her before mysteriously deleting them and then blocking the Instagram account.
But after speaking to the 29-year-old last night, MySuitcase Boutique wrote on Instagram: "I have accepted Scarlett Moffatt's apology and believe it is completely genuine.
"Please can I ask that you stop with the trolling and the hate mail towards her.
"The post was never intended to cause any nastiness.
"It was purely an attempt to get a response from her.
"Now that we have spoken we have agreed for the skirt to be sent back."
Before the apology, Scarlett was inundated with tweets from her fans who begged her to post a picture of the skirt she was sent to support the small business – but rather then replying she opted to block the users.
Over the weekend it was revealed that Scarlett was sent a custom made pink skirt for her trip but left the owner heartbroken as she ignored her.
The owner said she feels "taken advantage" of after the exchange with the I'm A Celeb winner.
"As a clothing brand, I rely on collaborations with Instagram influencers to get my business noticed, as well as word of mouth and great customer feedback," Michaela said.
"We spoke via direct message on Instagram and she described exactly what she wanted... our signature TULLE skirt with crystal stars in black, for a huge event she was hosting - the first ever Virgin Atlantic pride flight to New York."
"She told me about she specifically wanted our signature tulle skirt in black because it would work perfectly with a hat she'd had made - also with stars on - and promised 'lots of posts' in return."
Michaela claims she stayed up late each night for days on end to complete the skirt, which never appeared on Scarlett’s Instagram.
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