Royal Mail has banned one of its workers from TikTok after she went viral during lockdown.
Laura Orgill gained more than 800,000 followers on the video-sharing platform when the country was plunged into the toughest coronavirus restrictions.
The 27-year-old from Rhondda, South Wales, went under the name 'TikTok Postie' as she shared hilarious skits and spoke about her daily life as she drove around the area in her post van.
Bulking in the latest video, which has more than 370,000 views, she said: "So, unfortunately, moving forward Royal Mail have decided that they no longer want me to post in my uniform anymore or discuss anything to do with Royal Mail."
Laure will no longer be making videos in her Royal Mail uniform or about her work as a postie as Royal Mail does not want her to post about her job on the platform.
She said: "I am absolutely heartbroken that is how I started this journey, as TikTok postie."
Royal Mail had previously been very supportive of Laura's content and even included her in a video for their official careers Facebook page, WalesOnline reports.
Royal Mail bans worker from TikTok after going viral with huge following
When asked for comment, Royal Mail said: "While we would not comment on any individual, Royal Mail operates a clear policy with regards to posting under the Royal Mail brand on social media."
As Laura's success grew so did the number of complaints Royal Mail received about her.
She explained: "Unfortunately the more I grew on here (TikTok) then I am going to have people who don't like me and it isn't fair on Royal Mail for people just to be ringing up, having hundreds of complaints about me day in, day out, over nothing."
Laura did, however, promise this would not be the end of her TikTok account and that she would still continue to make videos.
She ended the video with: "It might be the end of TikTok postie but it's a new chapter for the one and only Laura Orgill."
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