A Hearts fan who went viral after trolling Hibs live on TV says she's been blown away by the reaction.
Natasha Lodge, of Wallyford, East Lothian, gate crashed an Italian broadcast while on holiday in Milan with her boyfriend. She showed her "5-1" Hearts tattoo to the camera, which she got to celebrate the Tynecastle side's trouncing of their Edinburgh counterparts in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final.
And she told the Daily Record, she said she has been inundated with messages after a video of the exchange was posted on Twitter by SportItalia correspondent Tancredi Palmeri. The reporter was delighted with the way the broadcast went and ended up meeting Natasha and her boyfriend for a few drinks afterwards.
When asked about her new-found fame, Natasha said: "I have the fear. I wasn't expecting it. The reporter ended up meeting us at the pub after it. We didn't know it was live on telly, we just thought he was doing something like a YouTube video, or something.
"It's funny. You can do a wee thing like that thinking nobody's gonna see it and then suddenly you're getting a hundred messages. It's crazy.
"We fly back tomorrow and we're just chilling out today as we took it too far last night. The bank account knows we had a good night out as well. We definitely won't be overdoing it again tonight."
The video was posted on Twitter last night and has been viewed over 418,000 times. It was captioned: "When a blondie heavy Hearts of Midlothian fan storms into your transfer window live hit and wants to show to whole Italy her pride against Hibernians from the bottom of her heart. I’d say from the bottom of her boobs."
It shows Natasha passing the reporter and revealing in Italian that it was her birthday. They then go to speak with the journalist, who said he was admiring her stiletto shoes, before asking where she is from. When she replied in Italian, saying Edinburgh in Scotland, he started talking about Hearts.
A delighted Natasha revelled in the moment, but boyfriend Chris Gordon, who plays for Longniddry Villa, said he was a Hibernian fan. The reporter tried to get back to talking about Natasha's shoes, but the Hearts fanatic only had the Jambos on her mind. She then lowered her top to reveal the tattoo, which is below her right breast.
The reporter panicked, thinking she was going to flash the camera live on air. But he realised she was just flashing her ink and explained the tattoo for the non English speaking viewers tuning into the broadcast, as Natasha made the 5-1 sign with her hands, coupled with a beaming smile.
Tweeting about it later, Natasha said: "It was one for the bairns to remember. Ok mum I love you I don’t know why I act the way I do after a drink lol. Was only having a steak dinner and took it too far! One day I'll be able to go out and no wake up with the absolute fear in the morning."
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