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Courtney Pochin

Girl, 4, can't be consoled after learning her favourite takeaways have shut

With the government attempting to do all they can to try and slow the spread of coronavirus, life as we know it has come to a stand still.

Shops, pubs and restaurants have all been forced to close and it seems some people have taken this news harder than others.

Four-year-old Layla-Rae from Chelmsford, Essex, was particularly devastated to learn that her favourite takeaway establishments had shut.

Her mum, Joanne Charlton, filmed the young girl's reaction to finding out that McDonald's, Nando's, KFC and more wouldn't be available for a little while.

And it's fair to say the child was completely inconsolable over the whole thing.

Her reaction is very relatable (Kennedy News and Media)

As Joanne, 30, told her daughter about the lockdown, the four-year-old can be seen throwing her head back in anguish and howling.

Struggling to compose herself, Layla-Rae then asks "are Chinese closed too?" to which she is left sobbing as her mum confirms that she will "have to eat mummy's cooking now".

The stay-at-home mum decided to film the interaction as she knew her daughter was going to be a "drama queen" about it - despite admitting that they don't even eat that many takeaways.

She thought the clip was so funny, she later decided to share it on Facebook, where it went viral, garnering over one million views.

The little girl was inconsolable (Kennedy News and Media)

Joanne said: "We were sitting down talking and she has been a bit bored obviously as we have been in isolation.

"I had been saying all day that we were going to have one last McDonald's and I thought I haven’t really been telling her why I kept saying that.

"I am very honest with her about what is happening in the world at the moment and I thought I’d explain to her the reasons why as it felt like a good time.

"She knows Boris Johnson by now and she says to me ‘mummy does Boris Johnson say we can go to the park today’ and I tell her I’m going to have to speak to him to see what he says."

Joanne knew her daughter would be a 'drama queen' when she heard the news (Kennedy News and Media)

She continued: "So when I was explaining to her about the takeaways and everything closing I said that Boris is saying they have to close as everybody’s got a lot of germs.

"I said ‘Layla you do realise that Mcdonald's is closing and is going to be closed for a long time’ and then she started crying a bit and I thought I would pick up my phone to see where this goes.

"Then she kept on crying as she does like McDonald's - but doesn’t eat it all the time.

"Afterwards she just cuddled me and then went upstairs to bed and called her nana."

The parent added: "It was not a case of her having a tantrum and it being like world war three after she found out about this.

"It was her being upset and crying for a few minutes then getting over it which is what she normally does - and it’s like nothing has happened now.

"She can have her moments - she’s just a normal four-year-old."

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