Tracy Grimshaw urges fans to be careful as scammers use her image to sell diet pills
Tracy Grimshaw is making a rare public statement after raising concern with a series of alarming Instagram posts
Tracy Grimshaw has warned her fans to be careful after scammers used her name to promote and sell diet pills.
On Thursday, the 63-year-old shared photos on Instagram of the fake campaign featuring images of her.
“A friend just told me about this dodgy gummies commercial. Please don’t be taken in by it, it’s a scam,” she wrote.
The post featured a photoshopped photo of Tracy holding the “keto gummies” and smiling.
The ad also featured a fake quote from the TV presenter, which read: “I didn’t even expect losing weight to raise so many questions – you’ve just filled my inbox with messages!” Instead of replying to each message individually, I decided to write a post on this topic.’
Tracy Grimshaw (pictured) urged fans to be careful as scammers used her image to sell diet pills
It comes after infamous soldier Tracy recently took extreme measures to avoid returning to the limelight six months after quitting A Current Affair.
The veteran reporter reportedly knocked back two of the most coveted journalism awards this year because she wants to “avoid the media frenzy” that comes with high-profile award shows.
She initially accepted awards for lifetime achievement from both the Melbourne Press Club, but later changed her mind due to the ‘hustle about receiving the award’.
On Thursday, Tracy shared photos on Instagram of the mock campaign featuring images of her, writing, “A friend just told me about this dodgy gummies ad. Please don’t be caught off guard, it’s a scam’
She is said to have turned down another lifetime award from the Sydney-based Kennedy Awards for the same reason.
“Tracy is a no-nonsense person who doesn’t like all the fuss,” a Nine insider told The Australian’s Media Diary.
“She’s on her first gap year in her career and she’s really enjoying the chance to leave the media frenzy behind.”
The post included a photoshopped photo of Tracy holding the “keto gummies” and smiling
Fiercely private about her personal life, Tracy enjoys her solitude living alone on a sprawling estate in rural NSW.
An earlier message from New idea magazine claimed that Grimshaw suffers from crippling “shyness” and finds loneliness “less daunting.”
“Tracy has battled shyness her entire career… she’s so introverted that it affects her daily life,” a source told the magazine in 2016.
“The person you see on TV is not the same person you would meet on the street,” they said of Grimshaw, who is known to exude confidence in her role in A Current Affair.
It comes after infamous private persona Tracy recently took extreme measures to avoid the spotlight again six months after quitting A Current Affair