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I’m A Celeb star Nella Rose in clash with hotel staff after ‘row over racism’

I’M a Celeb star Nella Rose accused staff at a French spa of being “racist” and “Islamophobic” after claiming two friends on her work trip were discriminated against.

The TV personality, 26, told her followers two Muslim influencers were not allowed into the pool area of a luxury spa in the French Alps due to their “modest” swimwear.

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The Belgian-born reality star said she tried to reason with an employee in French but to no avail.

In a TikTok clip blasting the incident, Nella said: “Because the (women) are Muslim, they wore a hijab, leggings and a top made of material they could swim in. Of course their swimwear had to be more modest.

“I tried to explain that to one of the staff members. I spoke to him directly in French and told him they should be allowed to film.”

Nella and 19 other influencers of colour were in the French mountain resort of Megève to promote and film content for a ‘Black-owned’ skincare brand Topicals.

Aiyana Lewis, 26, Shaq Muhammad, 24, Kanaan Pitan, 22 and Jéssica Pimentel, 24 were among the content creators on the trip.

Recalling the alleged incident at QC Terme Spa and Resort, the Catfish UK presenter told her online followers: “We decided to shoot some content at a Spa on the trip. Within the group of 20 Black and Brown people, two of the influencers with us were Muslim.”

She added: “We get changed into our swimwear, and we begin to make our way to the pool area. I hear a man stop the rest of the girls and he’s speaking French.”

The presenter continued: “I can speak French, and I can hear him telling them ‘You guys can’t come in like that. He kept saying ‘We have a shop downstairs, you can buy bikinis and bathing suits there if you like.’”

According to Nella, the QC Terme Spa staff members refused to listen to her and other influencers as they pleaded with them to allow their Muslim colleagues into the pool area.

The Weakest Link contestant added: “I saw the racism and Islamophobia that was occurring. So, I go back upstairs and spend 10 short minutes taking my pictures as content on my phone.”

Nella said she encouraged her group to do the same so they could leave the French spa.

But the ordeal supposedly escalated when the group left the pool area for the lobby.

The YouTuber said they were accosted by staff managers who allegedly told them: “You have offended our spa guests! You girls are going to have a blast at the police station!”

As a result of last weekend’s alleged incident, Nella and the influencers refused to promote the spa.  

Skincare brand Topicals, owned by entrepreneur Olamide Olowe, has since spoken out in defence of its hired content creators.

A spokesperson said: “We experienced discrimination, harassment, and were threatened to have law enforcement called on us.”

They added: “As a Black-owned brand, we will not allow this to stop us. We will continue to place Black and Brown creators at the forefront of our branded experiences. Discrimination cannot and will not stop us.” 

The French spa did not respond to a request for a comment from The Sun at the time of this article. 

Nella has over 90 million views across her social media accounts and is currently building up her television presence as seen in her appearance on series 23 of ITV hit show I’m A Celeb.

The reality star spent 17 days in New South Wales before being voted out of the show.

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The Catfish UK presenter was a contestant on last year’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

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