British mannequin and TV star Bianca Gascoigne has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Mohamed al Fayed when she labored at Harrods as an adolescent.
She stated she had visited the shop along with her dad and mom rising up, and Al Fayed would convey them presents, including that she initially felt protected when she joined Harrods on the age of 16.
Gascoigne stated she felt trapped by Al Fayed, who one night time provided her using the Harrods Park Lane residence to remain in earlier than a flight.
“[Al Fayed] turned up on the residence to my shock, I used to be simply gobsmacked, I used to be sort of very shell-shocked,” she stated.
“I simply did not actually know what to do, he got here in after which he sat me down on the couch… he bought his privates out and bought my palms and was making an attempt to manoeuvre them on his elements.”
She has a brother Mason and a half-brother Regan Gascoigne.
She initially joined Harrods as a store ground employee in her teenagers however was later promoted to a style purchaser and stated that it was when working there that the abuse started.
Gascoigne later turned a family title in her personal proper when she began work as a glamour mannequin, showing in magazines comparable to Zoo, Nuts and Loaded.
Which TV exhibits has she appeared on?
Gascoigne can also be recognized for her many appearances on varied actuality TV exhibits.
In 2006, she appeared on ITV’s unique model of Love Island, filmed in Fiji, which she received with Calum Greatest. Her stint on the present and subsequent TV appearances because the winner made her a family title and paved the way in which for her to land spots on different programmes.
In July 2008, she appeared on Movie star Gladiators after which went on to seize her first presenting job, fronting Huge Brother’s Huge Mouth – a spin-off present for Huge Brother.
She has additionally appeared on Movie star Coach Journey, and the BBC Three present Snog, Marry, Keep away from?.
The mannequin additionally chanced her luck on the ninth collection of X Issue however didn’t make it by means of to bootcamp. She appeared within the Channel 5 collection of Movie star Huge Brother in 2017 and got here sixth.
Sure, one daughter along with her fiancé Arron Wright.
On February 22, 2023, she gave beginning to a child lady named Blake Sunshine.
What has she stated in regards to the abuse from Mohammed Al Fayed?
The mannequin has stated she managed to get away from Al Fayed however thinks it was solely as a result of she was recognized to him.
In her interview, she added: “He was making an attempt to drive my head on to his lap. And I do not know the way however I managed to wiggle away.
“And I feel probably you understand, that him realizing my dad and mom… I do not know, which may have saved me at that second. Nevertheless it was horrific.”
