This week former TOWIE star Ferne McCann was accused of launching a 'vile' attack on her ex co-stars Billie Shepherd and Sam Faiers by their mum Suzie Wells amid alleged 'leaked' voice notes.
The 32-year-old, who has been longtime pals with sisters Sam and Billie, appears to hurl insults their way in the alleged leaked recordings which 53-year-old Suzie says has completely shocked her family, writes The Mirror.
The first message was shared on Instagram earlier this week, and in it, Ferne appeared to hit out at Sam, 31, labelling her a “fat c***”. "Sam Faiers is a fat c***. Her thighs are so big and I looked really skinny today and... yeah," Ferne is allegedly heard saying.
A second voice note has since been released where Ferne called mum-of-three Sam a narcissistic b***h'. “That’s the sort of girl that she is. She’s just a narcissistic b***h. She honestly won’t care," Ferne can be heard saying. “It’s an exact copy. It’s just so sh*t on people that have worked hard to just - because she has a big following. It’s just ridiculous. It’s out of order," she added. It is not known what triggered the voice notes or who Ferne is said to have originally sent them to.
In the wake of the first message being 'leaked', Sam and Billie's shocked mum Suzie issued a statement labelling the voice notes as 'vile' as she said her entire family is shocked and in complete confusion as to why Ferne would say such 'horrible' things about her friends.
Suzie claims the voice notes were allegedly sent by Ferne just months after Sam gave birth to her third baby Edward. She said: "So after a few days of hurt and upset I can no longer sit back and say nothing. "This vile voice note has been circulating social media, and now press articles calling it a 'feud' which it is not. This has come as a complete shock to myself and my family.
"Ferne has always been a very close family friend to all of us for over the past 20 years. It appears this voice note was sent just weeks after Samantha gave birth back in May. Since this voice note has surfaced more have been sent - very upsetting nasty things. We are as shocked as you are! Nobody should ever speak about their friends like this ever.
"My girls are my absolute everything and I'll do anything to protect them. I don't have anything to say on the matter." Sam is believed to have unfollowed and blocked Ferne since hearing the message. A source told the Mirror : "Naturally Sam is incredibly hurt and upset by these comments, especially from someone she considered to be a good friend, she's at a loss as to why Ferne has decided to speak out about her in such a derogatory way."
After the voice notes circulated online, many jumped to Ferne's defence and questioned whether the notes were they seemed. “She could be talking about anyone in showbiz,” one doubtful user asked.
Another user asked: "There is no context though?" One person pointed out it could be 'someone with a vendetta' as there's no context with the voice notes.
"Sounds like she’s repeating what someone else has said if you ask me!" another intrigued user explained. A Twitter user added: "That Ferne McCann voice note about Sam Faiers sounds like she's reading something, or talking about a hypothetical scenario? Context is everything!"
Ferne's representation have been contacted for comment on this story.
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