Former Gogglebox star Paige Deville has hit back at Shaun Ryder following his claims that the TV star is a “snowflake” due to her controversial exit.
Paige, who left the show after claiming she didn’t receive any support from Channel 4 bosses, said: “I couldn’t believe it when I read his comments. I was absolutely gobsmacked.
“I am a huge Shaun Ryder fan and think him and Bez are hilarious. I have sent messages before on Twitter to them saying what a huge fan I am.
“But comments like the ones he has made implying I am woke or a snowflake are not helpful. You need the aftercare to deal with trolls like him.”
The star then accused the 59-year-old singer of not appreciating the struggles of fame as the star admits she receives messages telling her to “kill herself”.
She added: “It’s okay for him as he is a big celebrity and has years of experience dealing with fame. But I am just a normal person with no experience of fame until Gogglebox came along.”
“I have people contacting me telling me on social media telling me to kill myself,” the star added.
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“I feel you need support when you get abuse from trolls. You need help and advice in dealing with it.”
“I feel Channel 4 needed to offer me the support when I first announced I was leaving the show to deal with the fallout. I felt they didn’t offer me that support.”
It comes after Shaun’s fiery rant which saw the Happy Mondays star question why she needs support, saying: “What the f**k do you need support for on f****g Gogglebox for f**ks sake.”
He then went on to call the star a “woke snowflake”.
“Is she a bit of a snowflake or whatever they are called or woke?
You f****g turn on the telly and watch f****g five minutes of something and have a laugh. It’s f****g not dramatic is it?” he blasted.
In response to Paige’s accusations, a channel 4 spokesperson said: ” support is available to all previous and current cast members as the welfare of the families – past and present – is of utmost importance.”
The 25-year-old, who has been on the Channel 4 programme since 2019, recently quit show citing “an irreversible” relationship breakdown with her mother and co-star Sally Hayward.
The star took to Twitter to slam show bosses, blasting: “I have made the decision to walk away from Gogglebox.
“It’s been an experience but one I cannot continue with due to long hours of filming, restrictiveness, control of our actions and opinions & zero aftercare support but hey who cares about ex cast, their NTA winners.”
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