Mary Byrne and James Patrice have become the latest celebs forced to warn fans of a scam after their images have been found circulating to promote diet pills.
Three years after taking part in RTE’s Celebrity Operation Transformation, influencer-turned-TV host James said he had been alerted that his transformation images are being used to promote a keto diet supplement.
Urging his fans to ignore and report the false ads, he said: “This is very random now, but I have to tell you.
“There’s this page selling shakes and tablets, and what not, they’re basically diet pills, and it’s my face on it, and a few ladies as well.
“So if you see it, it is fake.
“I unfortunately think that it’s a scam as well, so don’t click into it, don’t look at it. Don’t do anything. I have reported it, so fingers crossed.
“The cheek of them saying I lost weight with a fecking tablet. I lost the bit of weight on Operation Transformation because I did the exercise and I had my t*** out.
“So, suck on that Keto,” he joked.
Meanwhile, Mary Byrne, who also appeared on the show alongside the online star in 2017, also had to warn her fans of a similar scam.
In a post shared on her official Facebook page, she said: “Hi everybody, I’ve had a lot of messages today about an ad doing the rounds with my picture before and after of weight loss and claiming it’s from some dietary Keto supplement.
“I have never taken this supplement and if they need to steal people's photos who have never taken it to show its effectiveness, well it can’t be much use!
“So please don’t support these products or think that I took them or endorse them. I didn’t and I don’t!”
The former X Factor star went on to clarify that any weight loss she has had was due to a change in eating and exercise habits over the past four years.
She said: “Healthy eating and lots of walking is how I’ve lost my weight, slow and steady, eight stone over four years!
“Don’t be conned by these people, love Mary.”
