Laura Byrne tearfully apologies for calling a Down syndrome doll ‘scary AF’

‘Sick to my stomach’: The Bachelor’s Laura Byrne breaks down in tears as she apologises following backlash over calling a Down syndrome inclusivity doll ‘truly petrifying’

Laura Byrne tearfully has apologised for calling a Down syndrome doll ‘scary’.

The reality TV star posted to Instagram Story on Saturday, after receiving a deluge of messages from fans correcting for the mistake that she made during a shopping trip at K-Mart on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, the 34-year-old shared a clip of herself and one-year-old daughter Marlie Mae looking at a doll in the toy section of the department store.

‘I feel sick to my stomach for the mistake that I made’: Laura Byrne (pictured) tearfully apologied for calling a Down syndrome inclusivity doll ‘truly petrifying’ and ‘scary AF’ following a trip to K-mart on Saturday

The mother of two then filmed the $15 K-mart inclusivity doll on the shelf, and said: ‘This baby here is truly petrifying, that is a scary AF (scary as f**k) doll.’

‘Good luck to luck to all the mamas surviving the next week of rain with toddlers inside,’ she wrote on the clip. 

Visible in her video was doll’s name and description, which read: ‘Baby Amelia with Down Syndrome.’ 

Issues: The 34-year-old shared a clip of herself andu00A0 daughter Marlie Mae looking at a doll in the toy section of the department store. She then showed the $15 K-mart inclusivity doll on the shelf, and said: 'This baby here is truly petrifying, that is a scary AF (scary as f**k) doll'

Issues: The 34-year-old shared a clip of herself and  daughter Marlie Mae looking at a doll in the toy section of the department store. She then showed the $15 K-mart inclusivity doll on the shelf, and said: ‘This baby here is truly petrifying, that is a scary AF (scary as f**k) doll’

Some time later, the former reality star returned to her Instagram Story and accepted accountability for her words while making a remorseful apology.

‘I’m probably drawing attention to something that – f**k me I can’t even begin to describe how sorry I am,’ she began.

The podcaster explained that she had received a ‘whole heap of messages’ from her followers in response to the Stories she had shared. 

‘I put up a story, Marlie and I were running through K-Mart and I was like “this doll looks scary AF” is exactly what I said.’

Accountability: On her Instagram story, she told her followers that she 'genuinely just thought' the doll 'looked tired'. Laura cried as she said:u00A0'I had no idea and I'm really, really sorry for offending anyone, it was totally unintentional'

Accountability: On her Instagram story, she told her followers that she ‘genuinely just thought’ the doll ‘looked tired’. Laura cried as she said: ‘I had no idea and I’m really, really sorry for offending anyone, it was totally unintentional’

She told her followers that she ‘genuinely just thought’ the doll ‘looked tired’. 

‘So many of you guys have messaged me to let me know that it was actually an inclusivity doll, and I feel sick to my stomach for the mistake that I made,’ she said as she teared up.

‘I had no idea and I’m really, really sorry for offending anyone, it was totally unintentional,’ she cried.

Laura also graciously thanked ‘every single person who messaged me’ to correct her.

Grateful: She also graciously thanked 'every single person who messaged me' to correct her. Laura said: 'Not one person, not one, sent me an abusive message'

Grateful: She also graciously thanked ‘every single person who messaged me’ to correct her. Laura said: ‘Not one person, not one, sent me an abusive message’

Still going strong!u00A0Fans will remember Laura from season five of The Bachelor, where she met fiancu00E9 Matty 'J' Johnson (left)

Still going strong! Fans will remember Laura from season five of The Bachelor, where she met fiancé Matty ‘J’ Johnson (left) 

‘Not one person, not one, sent me an abusive message,’ she said. 

‘I really appreciate that your instant reaction was not to think that I’m an a**hole, because I would never ever do that intentionally. Like I said, I feel absolutely horrible so thanks everyone.’

Fans will remember Laura from season five of The Bachelor, where she met fiancé Matty ‘J’ Johnson. 

She gave birth to their second child, Lola Ellis, last month. The couple are also proud parents to one year-old Marlie Mae.

Doting mother:u00A0She gave birth to their second child, Lola Ellis, last month. The couple are also proud parents to one year-old Marlie Mae. All pictured

Doting mother: She gave birth to their second child, Lola Ellis, last month. The couple are also proud parents to one year-old Marlie Mae. All pictured