‘Coronavirus bug go home!’ Scarlett Moffatt hints she’s contracted Covid as she shares sofa selfie and reveals she’s napped for the whole day
Scarlett Moffatt hinted that she has contracted the novel coronavirus on Saturday as she asked the ‘bug to go home and never come back’ while taking a selfie on her sofa.
The Gogglebox standout, 30, also confessed to napping all day at her home in County Durham amid the UK’s third lockdown.
Showing her sense of humour, Scarlett added an alien filter and an E.T. GIF to the Covid related selfie on her Instagram Story.
Oh no! Scarlett Moffatt hinted that she has contracted the novel coronavirus as she asked the ‘bug to go home and never come back’ after napping the whole day on Saturday
The TV personality shrugged on a beige jacket before updating her 2 million fans in the early hours of Sunday morning: ‘Napped all day to now be wide awake.’
The I’m A Celebrity winner currently lives in a modern four bedroom property alongside her boyfriend Scott Dobinson.
She shot to stardom on the Channel 4 programme, Gogglebox, alongside her parents Mark and Betty, and younger sister Ava, 14,
However, her relationship with her mother has reportedly become strained after Betty allegedly took tens of thousands of pounds from her daughter’s account to fund her out of control gambling habit.
Amusing: The Gogglebox star, 30, showed her sense of humour as she added an alien filter and an E.T. GIF over the Covid related selfie at her home in County Durham
Coronavirus diagnosis? Scarlett shrugged on a beige jacket before updating her 2 million fans in the early hours of Sunday morning: ‘Napped all day to now be wide awake’
Betty, who has been working for Scarlett since her 2016 I’m A Celebrity win, is said to have become ‘desperate and panicky’ after losing ‘thousands every week’ from her online gambling habit.
And in ‘sheer desperation’, she allegedly took ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ from Scarlett’s account with the hopes of winning it back.
Yet when Betty reportedly never won the cash back, Scarlett was left ‘horrified’ to discover her account was missing money.
The reality star was said to be ‘betrayed and confused’ but is now supporting her mother and helping her get therapy with the whole family, including Scarlett’s father, Mark, giving Betty the ’emotional and physical support she needs’.
Where it all began: She shot to stardom on the Channel 4 programme, Gogglebox, alongside her parents Mark and Betty, and younger sister Ava, 14 (pictured on the show)
A source told The Sun that it’s been a ‘traumatic few months’, they added: ‘She was losing thousands every week, and became desperate and panicky. In sheer desperation, she took money from Scarlett’s account.
‘But she obviously always thought she would win it back, and be able to repay her. Of course, she never did win the money and the next thing she knew, Scarlett realised her account was missing tens of thousands, and was horrified.’
The source continued: ‘But once Betty broke down and explained what had happened Scarlett couldn’t have been more supportive.’
They added that the whole family has given Betty the ’emotional and physical support she needs.’
A representative for Scarlett declined to comment when approached by MailOnline for comment.
Claims: The TV personality has reportedly helped her mother, Betty, get therapy after her online gambling habit ‘spiralled out of control’ during lockdown (pictured in 2018)