Laura Hamilton targeted by ‘disgusting’ scammers using late Jonnie Irwin’s name to con fans out of money
LAURA Hamilton has revealed she's been targeted by 'disgusting' scammers to con her fans out of money.
The A Place in the Sun presenter was forced to issue a plea to fans to block fake accounts pretending to be her last year.
But now the 42-year-old has told The Sun how scammers have taken a step further and are conning her followers out of money.
It comes after she ran the London Marathon earlier this year in aide of the WellChild charity.
The Channel 4 star had ran the annual event in honour of Jonnie Irwin - her colleague who tragically died with cancer earlier this year.
Laura told us: "I raised five and a half grand for them, but after I ran the marathon there were people saying 'do you know there are people setting up scam pages saying 'I'm still fundraising for the marathon' and still trying to get donations.
"They weren't legitimately for the charity and that just makes me feel sick that people were willing to do that when I was running.
"I had an official Just Giving page and then there are scammers that are sucking people in saying 'oh yeah we're still trying to fundraise' and that is so terrible."
The mum-of-two previously told her fans to block and report the scammers to the police in an emotional video.
"If you look at my Instagram page it says this is my only page, it's just madness that people seem to do it and very frustrating."
Most read in News TV
Laura, who is mum to Rocco, 10, and Tahlia, six, has been one of the property experts on the A Place in the Sun since 2012.
Laura shares her two kids with ex husband Alex, with the pair splitting in January 2022 after nine years of marriage.
Laura recently opened up about her rare health condition on a BBC's Pointless Celebrities.
When asked what charity that she was raising money for, Laura said: “And I’m playing for the ITP Support Association. ITP is immune thrombocytopenia.
“It’s something that I suffer from. It’s an autoimmune disease - a low platelet count in your blood.
"So I’m supporting them.”
A Place in the Sun presenters - past and present
CURRENT PRESENTERS
Ben Hillman
Craig Rowe
Leah Charles-King
Lee Juggurnauth
Lucy Alexander
Sara Damergi
PAST PRESENTERS
Adrian Simpson
Luke Doonan