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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."
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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."
