Made in Chelsea Star Jamie Laing has taken to his official Instagram page to hit out at panic buyers for leaving vulnerable people without supplies.
Speaking out he urged fans to be ‘generous’, ‘kind’ and ‘thoughtful’ after he had stumbled across a devastating image that saw a helpless elderly man surrounded by empty supermarket shelves.
Reality star Jamie couldn’t help be feel “sad” at the sight of the image as the pensioner looked disorientated while continuing to check his list for further items that didn’t seem to be on the shelves.
Jamie’s message comes just days after it was declared that the virus has now become a global pandemic, with many European countries closing their borders.
Jamie Laing stumbles across a sad image of an elderly gentleman surrounded by empty shelves (Image: Instagram)
Sharing the image with fans he explained: “I saw this posted online and it really upset me.”
“I understand individuals are panicking and mostly thinking about themselves which is human nature but it’s still important to remember we’re all in this situation together.”
Hitting out at those taking more goods than they could manage, he added: “If you are taking more than you need please remember there are others who potentially haven’t got anything.
“Be generous, be kind, be thoughtful and let’s begin to help each other.”
Jamie Laing hit’s out at panic buyers urging them to be “kind’, “generous” and “thoughtful”.
Needless to say the post racked up quite a lot of attention for the Great British public and saw over 98,000 people hit the ‘like’ button to show their support.
One fan agreed: “Heartbreaking. Got to look out for each other.”
Another person said: “It’s not human nature it’s greed and selfish. This didn’t happen in WW2 people helped one another and chipped in.”
A third added: “Well said, couldn’t agree more. It’s not fair on everyone if people buy loads just to stock up.”
France, Italy and Spain have officially declared that they are all on lockdown in a desperate bid to prevent the wider spread f the deadly virus.
Britain is yet to follow in the same steps as other European countries, with 14 further people having died in the UK yesterday, bringing the new death toll to 35.
News arrived this weekend that Britons aged 70 will be told in the coming weeks to stay home for an extended period to shield themselves from COVID-19.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said those that fall into the age category will be asked to self-isolate for “a very long time”.
It is expected that the government will release additional information for the elderly at some stage today, however as of yet they are not being asked to go into quarantine.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
