The victim of Ferne McCann 's ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins' acid attack has hit back at a sweary voice note – which is allegedly sent from Ferne – where she called her an "ugly f***ing c***".
Back in 2017, Ferne's then-boyfriend Arthur Collins threw acid in Sophie Hall's face in a London club which left her scarred for life.
Now 27-year-old Sophie, who was 21 at the time of the attack, has called for ITV to take action against Ferne if it is her in the voice clips, writes The Mirror.
Ferne's ITV reality show First Time Mum is said to have stopped production while the TV company probes the alleged leaked messages. Sophie said after hearing the clip she felt sick to her stomach after Ferne branded her a vile name.
Speaking to The Sun, Sophie said: "Why should anyone who has been so cruel be given the platform to tear others down?"
The voice note in question was posted by an anonymous Instagram account, which claimed the note was by Ferne. The social media post claims that the recording was from one year after the 2017 attack, which happened at a nightclub while Sophie had been celebrating a friend's birthday. She has been left with serious scarring on her face and arms.
In the recording, a woman can be heard in the clip talking about Sophie entering a pageant while wearing a dress which was produced from headlines about the attack. The voice said: "I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The silly b**** has made a dress, a papier-mâché dress out of the cuttings from the event.
"She will probably win it. I’m not going to lie. Only because the awards she entered are probably loving all this free press. So they will probably fix it, she will win. She is one ugly f***ing c***."
There is nothing to suggest the event or organisers fixed the competition and, in any event, Hall did not win the competition and she actually placed as a runner up. Sophie has now hit out at the vile comments. She said: "It has taken five years to rebuild my confidence after the attack. And now in just minutes all my hard work has been shattered by these malicious voice notes. ITV need to address what’s been said."
She then went on to question how anyone could be "so cruel with their words" after saying they made her feel worthless and left her in a state of shock and disbelief. Sophie was sent the recording by a pal and said she was left speechless and hopes action is taken against the body shaming notes.
TV insiders told the same publication the next series of Ferne's show First Time Mum is "up in the air".
They said: "Conversations are ongoing about when the show may resume filming. ITV have held talks with Ferne about the situation and they will continue to speak with her to see where they go from here." Friends of Ferne have reportedly claimed the messages have been "sliced together" in a bid to "destroy her".
Speaking to Mail Online, an unnamed source claimed: "Ferne is devastated by the content of these voice messages. This is part of an ongoing hate campaign against her. The latest message has been spliced together from different WhatsApp recordings. The messages are about four and five years old and out of context."
Ferne is yet to publicly address the voice notes. Ferne's representatives and ITV have been approached for comment.
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