Elyse Knowles is slammed for an ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’ Instagram post about her ‘magical week’ camping with boyfriend Josh Barker amid the coronavirus pandemic
Elyse Knowles has sparked a backlash for boasting about her ‘magical week’ on Instagram while making no mention of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Myer ambassador, 27, was accused of being ‘insensitive’ for sharing photos from her holiday on Queensland’s Moreton Island with her boyfriend, Josh Barker.
‘Magical week watching sunrise to sunset,’ she wrote next to a picture of herself in a leopard-print bikini top as she relaxed with Josh on a beach.
‘Not a good look’: Fans have accused Myer model Elyse Knowles , 27, (right) of being ‘insensitive’ after she shared a post about her idyllic getaway to Queensland’s Moreton Island with boyfriend Josh Marker (left) – while making no mention of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
No worries! ‘Magical week watching sunrise to sunset,’ the blonde wrote next to a photo of herself posing in a leopard-print bikini top as she and Josh relaxed on a beach campsite
‘Camping with loved ones and embracing nature @joshy.barker No earlier ferries so we embraced being near no one. Time to hit the road before the boarders close. #mortonisland,’ she added.
It didn’t take long for some of Elyse’s followers to describe her post as ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’ in light of the devastating COVID-19 crisis.
‘Really? Posting this when people are losing their jobs, we are all self quarantining and trying to stop a virus from spreading?’ one person raged.
‘You’re kidding right?’ It didn’t take long for fans to brand Elyse’s post as ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’, given the COVID-19 crisis sweeping the globe
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‘Thanks for the reminder to unfollow you. This is incredibly tone deaf,’ another added, while someone else commented: ‘Magical week You’re kidding right??’
Elsewhere, one disgruntled fan wrote: ‘Everyone should be at home, not adventuring. It’s not the time’.
Responding to the fan, Elyse wrote: ‘Bit hard to get home when you can’t. No ferry’s available. So go had to stick to the planed ferry [sic].’
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Hitting back: Responding to a fan who advised her to stay at home, Elyse wrote: ‘Bit hard to get home when you can’t. No ferry’s available. So go had to stick to the planed ferry [sic]’
‘That’s what happens when ur on an island. And something happens when ur already on it,’ the Byron Bay-based beauty added.
As of Wednesday morning, there have been 2,146 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including eight deaths.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Australians to stay home and self-isolate as the numbers of infected patients surges.
Pandemic: As of Wednesday morning, there have been 2,317 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including eight deaths