Former RTE star issues warning for fans as she's forced to speak out about rumours and begs for help
FORMER RTE star Kayleigh Trappe has issued a warning to her fans after being forced to speak out about a scam making false claims about her career and personal life.
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Kayleigh has issued a warning to her fans
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She was forced to speak out about a scam involving her
Kayleigh revealed that the phoney account had gained around 15,000 followers and was sharing misleading updates about her life and career.
She told fans: "I am putting this up again. I mentioned it before, but this is a fake page on Facebook. It has like 15,000 followers, but I'm pretty sure they're trying to scam people."
The DWTS finalist added: "A rake of you messaged me today telling me they're putting up, I don't know, bits and bobs, nothing harmful, but it's also not me."
The Facebook page impersonating her included fake details that read: "Career Break Announcement: From classroom to stage."
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It went on: "Closing one chapter as a teacher and stepping into a new one as an actor. Grateful for the memories, excited for the future!"
The Monaghan woman was even contacted by journalists who believed the false information.
She said: "And I actually had two journalists ring me this morning and been like, 'We hear you're pursuing a different career now'. And I was like, 'What?'."
Issuing a plea to her followers, she continued: "I don't want any of you to be scammed, but if you could do me a wee favour and go on and block them, that'd be great."
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Kayleigh explained that she couldn't share a direct link to the fake profile because she had already blocked and reported it, but warned: "Nothing's happened yet so I might need your help on this one."
She ended her message by saying: "You'd think people would have better things to be at."
DWTS Kayleigh Trappe bids emotional farewell to show
Kayleigh was recently announced as the
She is presenting her very own show titled MNÁsplaining which celebrates female athletes.
The clever title is a play on the word "mansplaining", which means to comment on or explain something to a woman in a condescending manner.
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Mná is the Irish word for women, making for a clever spin on the phrase.
The 29-year-old made her debut on the station last month on TalkSPORTS' brand new Irish platform.
Already attracting more than 100,000 Irish listeners a month, bosses are hoping to build their audience with a number of new shows planned.
In a short clip posted to TalkSPORT'S official
The Monaghan woman looked happy-as-ever as she stood inside the radio studio.
Kayleigh shared her excitement for her brand new career move as she commented underneath: "Here we go! Absolutely buzzing to be your host and get all the good stuff."
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