Kirstie Allsopp slams 'repulsive bully' Piers Morgan as he mocks 'stupid' house advice
dailystar.co.ukKirstie Allsopp has called Piers Morgan a "repulsive bully" after he accused her of saying "unbelievably stupid, ludicrously ill-informed" things in a scathing tirade.
The Location, Location, Location presenter came under fire after she was quoted as saying that young people could ditch the "EasyJet, coffee, gym, Netflix lifestyle" to help them buy their first property.
According to The Times, Kirstie said it "enraged" her when people claimed they could not afford to get on the property ladder, and suggested that people nowadays aren't keen to make "sacrifices". "I used to walk to work with a sandwich," she said."And on payday I'd go for a pizza, and to a movie, and buy a lipstick." Her comments sparked debate on social media and former Good Morning Britain star Piers was among those to wade in. "Every time Kirstie Allsopp trends, I check why and see she's said another unbelievably stupid, ludicrously ill-informed and woefully privileged thing," he wrote on Twitter.Referring to the fact that Kirstie previously took herself off the platform after a row with Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray, Piers went on: "Then I wait for her to respond to the entirely justified outrage by throwing her toys out of the pram & quitting Twitter again."However, Kirstie fired back: "Piers Morgan is a repulsive bully who would attach himself to any passing bandwagon."The TV star previously appeared to address the backlash over her recent comments, tweeting: "Anyhow who thinks I have spent the last 22 years pretending to understand the needs of British homebuyers must think me a very good actress indeed."If you don't like the shows don’t watch them. "But I'm beyond caring what the press or social media think about me, life is too short." For more.
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