Man picks 'dirt from under his partner's toenails' during easyJet flight
A holidaymaker saw a fellow passenger 'pick dirt from under his partner's toenails' during an EasyJet flight.
Erin Butcher, 27, had been enjoying a seven-day family holiday in Tenerife, Spain, when her return journey home took a nasty twist.
When looking around in the packed plane, she saw a woman's bare feet splayed out on a tray table.
The fashion merchandiser from Southwark, London, said she felt 'disgusted' when noticing a man then appeared to be giving her a makeshift pedicure.
Footage shows how he used his bare hands to flick bits of dirt off her manicured toenails.
The couple continued the bizarre grooming activity for around 20 minutes, Erin claimed, and were unfazed by other passengers' confused reactions.
The holidaymaker said the toenail incident was a 'depressing' way to end her week-long holiday.
She said: 'I felt so disgusted and I couldn't believe it.
'The partner was sprawled across the seats with her feet on the tray table, which was shocking enough.
'Her partner then started picking at her toenails and flicking little bits [of dirt] everywhere. It was disgusting.
'I was absolutely horrified. I was with my family and none of us could actually believe what was happening.'
Erin described the activity as 'questionable' but felt relieved she was not sat next to them on the over the four-hour trip home.
She continued: 'Even to do that in the privacy of your own home is questionable but to put them on a tray table where people are eating off all day.
'I was relieved I wasn't sitting next to them. I had the perfect view from my aisle seat which is horrifying. I couldn't really take my eyes off even though I wanted to.'
She labelled the couple's toenail session as 'unhygenic' and said most passengers laughed at the pair, while others seemed horrified.
Erin said: 'As if things aren't depressing enough when your week in the sun has just ended and you're faced with toe picking the whole way home.'
When the Londoner shared the video on TikTok, many users expressed their disgust in the comments. More Trending
One user simply wrote, 'totally gross', while another said, 'save it for later'.
Another commenter suggested toenail picking should not be tolerated in any situation, adding: 'That's disgusting anywhere'.
A different user simply asked the question: 'Why on earth?'
Metro has approached EasyJet for a comment.
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