Victims of the acid attack carried out by Arthur Collins in April this year have blasted Ferne McCann after her TV show First Time Mum aired.
Phoebe Georgiou, 23, has told The Sun how she was furious that Ferne's show was airing, and had even complained to ITV when she heard that it was going ahead in the first place.
She accused Ferne of "completely disrespecting" the victims and "making money from our misery".
The fashion student said: "How can she say she's suffering when she doesn't have to live with these physical and mental scars forever?
"This is all so fresh and it's like rubbing salt on an open wound. We are the real victims."
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1 of 11Ferne McCann and Arthur Collins
Ferne might be one of our TOWIE favourites, but the gorgeous Essex girl has been very unlucky in love. Her relationship with Charlie Sims played out spectacularly while she was on TOWIE, and during her time on Celebs Go Dating she never met anyone who she was interested in.However, just days after publically talking about her plans to marry her now-boyfriend Arthur Collins, the police have issued an appeal to find him in connection to an acid attack at a club in London over the bank holiday weekend.
2 of 11Gemma Collins and Stephen Mortimer
Gemma and Stephen had an on-and-off relationship. He spent two years in prison for grievous bodily harm, and during Gemma's stint in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, he was back in prison for allegedly breaching his license terms.When she left the house, she also had to face rumours that he had cheated on her numerous times.
3 of 11Kerry Katona and George Kay
Kerry and George have had a tumultuous relationship, and although they called it quits in 2015, the couple decided to rekindle their relationship in August 2016.However, during the time of their marriage breakdown George was allegedly detained for assault and unlawful possession of a taser. He also previously served a three-year prison sentence for blackmail.
4 of 11Mel B and Stephen Belafonte
Earlier this year, Mel B filed for divorce from her husband of ten years, Stephen Belafonte. The couple share 5-year-old daughter, Madison, but in the leaked papers Mel cites irreconcilable differences as grounds for divorce.Since then, it has come to light that Mel made many allegations against the film producer, including that he was reportedly physically and verbally abusive throughout their marriage.
5 of 11Lauren Goodger and Joey Morrison
Lauren has received a lot of bad press about the men she has dated. When she first appeared on TOWIE, she had been dating Mark Wright for the best part of eight years before they went their separate ways.Lauren then went on to date Jake McLean for four years, but now she is seeing Joey Morrison. He's a friend of a friend who is currently serving time in prison for violent drugs-related charges, and he is expected to be released later this year.
6 of 11Steph Davis and Jeremy McConnell
Steph and Jeremy had an on-off relationship for the best part of 2016 after meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house.When Steph announced she was pregnant, Jeremy refused to believe he was the father and throughout the pregnancy she was determined to raise her baby on her own.However, when Caben-Albi was born Jeremy stepped up and appeared to be trying to make up for lost time. The couple reunited, but shortly afterwards reports swirled that Jeremy had been arrested on suspicion of assault.Before the news broke, Steph had shared a picture of her bruised body on Snapchat, prompting fans to believe she may have been the victim. Jeremy denied any wrongdoing and is now in rehab dealing with his demons. Steph has confirmed she'll be there for him when he gets out.
7 of 11Daniella Westbrook and Tom Richards
Daniella and Tom dated cage fighter Tom Richards, and they even got engaged before the relationship broke down in 2015.Following their break-up, Daniella claimed that Tom had violently attacked her although the charges were eventually dropped.
8 of 11Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid
Chantelle was engaged to Katie Price's ex, Alex Reid, and the former couple share 4-year-old daughter, Dolly.But just weeks after Chantelle gave birth, cage fighter Alex was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to the couple's Brentwood home and the pair split shortly after.
9 of 11Katie Price and Leandro Penna
Katie and Leandro met at an Oscars party in 2011 and started dating soon after, even getting engaged for six months before the relationship ended.Although he appeared to have a squeaky clean image, in 2013 Leandro was accused of assault after a disagreement at a party in London hinting that Katie's ex was more of a bad boy than anyone initially thought.
10 of 11Amy Childs and Bradley Wright
Amy is expecting her first child with boyfriend, Bradley Wright. He already has a daughter from a previous relationship, but Amy has been with him for two years now.Bradley has previously spent time in prison serving sentences for burglary, handling stolen goods and driving offences.
11 of 11Cara Kilby and Daniel Harris
Cara Kilby only had a brief stint on TOWIE, but she was a firm favourite with viewers.Her boyfriend, Daniel, was sentenced to two years in prison after being accussed of leading a gang that sold drugs across London. He is due for release in the next few weeks.
Phoebe went on to add that Ferne could have waited until Collins' sentencing was over to air the show, saying that she along with the other victims have "been through enough without this adding to our anxieties."
She added that she would "maybe understand" if the show had aired "months after the sentencing" as it is Ferne's "job to expose herself."
She then said that her life had changed since the acid attack and had been "put on hold," adding: "I have to live everyday remembering the trauma and pain that I went through and still go through.
"I have to look in the mirror everyday and see what damage he has caused."
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Another victim who wanted to remain anonymous told the publication: "How can she sit there and say it's hell?
"She's not blind, or plastered in scars like some of us. She's making money out of this, it's all just me, me, me."
They added that every time they see her face on TV, they're reminded of Collins, admitting that they understood Ferne isn't to blame, but they think she should have apologised to the victims on his behalf.
As soon as it came to light that Collins was connected to the attack, Ferne immediately broke up with him and removed all traces of him from her social media pages.
She also released a statement, which read: "Ferne is grateful for the sympathetic way news of her pregnancy has been covered and people's support and obviously her first concern is for her child's health.
"Accordingly, she does not wish to discuss the pregnancy further given the early stage it is at and the immense strain that Ferne is currently under
"Nor does she wish to discuss her ex-boyfriend who she does not recognise from the events of the last week.
"Ferne is in no way seeking sympathy for her situation and is determined to do all she can to have a happy and healthy child and face the challenges of being a single parent with all her energy.
"Her thoughts are with the victims of the horrific attack on Easter Monday."
Ferne gave birth to her and Collins' baby last month, a baby girl she named Sunday.
She visited him in prison with baby Sunday, apparently telling him that it was the "last time" he would ever see them.
She has since gone on Lorraine's show to say she is sick of talking about Collins, saying: "I’ve just had to go with it. I surrounded myself with all my friends and family. As I said, I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
"I can’t dwell on it and I just need to look forward to the future."
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