Scarlett Moffatt has issued a social media warning to fans after a man approached her and said she was 'going home with him' after revealing her location. The former Gogglebox star broke down in tears as she recorded a message which she shared with her millions of followers.
“Right, I’m going to do this video, and not for attention or anything like that," she started the recording, which was posted to her Instagram Story on Wednesday evening (August 31). The 31-year-old tried to compose herself before becoming more tearful as she explained what had happened.
"Firstly I want to say a massive thank you to Neil and Danny who work for LNER, because it isn’t in your job description to walk me all the way to my hotel and I really, really appreciate it and I hope that… I’m going to tag LNER so that they can see this because honestly, I don’t know what I would have done without you."
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She then went on to say: "I’m doing this so that people realise the importance of using social media and not always posting where you are. I stupidly, naively posted on Instagram saying, ‘Off to London on the train’ and when I got into King’s Cross station there was a guy there – oh sorry, hang on..."
Scarlett, who shot to fame on Channel 4 hit Gogglebox before going on the be crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity, briefly paused as she battled tears. She then returned and aid: "Sorry, I’ve composed myself. I think, because Danny and Neil were there, I stayed calm.
"But this guy came at me and said, ‘Scarlett, I’ve been waiting for you. You’re coming home with me.’ And then I said, ‘Oh no, thank you’ and walked off. And then he followed me and was like, ‘Scarlett, Scarlett, you’re coming home with me. I’m taking you home with me.’
"And then luckily the train guard’s seen us, because it was just outside King’s Cross station, and then was like, ‘Come over here! Oh, Scarlett, hiya!’, pretending that I was like with them, and then walked me to my hotel."
The emotional reality star continued: “I think it’s just hit us how actually scary that was. But I want to say to you, do not post [where you are], you don’t know who’s looking at your stories. But I want to post a picture of Danny and Neil, the absolute legends that they are. I’m actually going to post this picture tomorrow because I’ve realised that you can probably tell what hotel I’m in by posting it."
Scarlett then ended by warning: "Oh my word, I’ve never even thought of this before. Please, people, be careful what you’re posting." It came after she posted a Boomerang video of herself to her Instagram Stories showing her at the train station before excitedly confirming she was off to the capital.
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