Former Miss Universe Ireland Fionnghuala O'Reilly was left ‘shaken’ after she was chased by protesters in Washington DC.
The Irish-American, who works for NASA as a datanaut, was out for a run as the riots at Capitol Hill began, and was forced to run away from a man ‘yelling’ at her for wearing a mask.
Taking to social media to show footage of the incident, she said:
“I’m absolutely appalled. I’m still shaken.”
“This morning, a man followed me, yelled at me, and chased me down because I wore a mask while on a jog.
“I had to run away from him to get away.”
The man can be heard shouting at her about his grandmother in the clip, saying:
“My grandmother is 75 with diabetes and she beat Covid, but here you are, running around with a mask on and [you’re like] like 33.
“Videotape me, I don’t care,” he added, before it cut off as he ran towards her.
The former pageant queen, who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland in 2019 currently lives in Washington DC, where she is a Correspondent with the CBS show Mission Unstoppable.
Condemning the acts of violence and chaos in recent days, she said the attacks have gone too far, and pleaded with her fans and followers to stay safe at home.
“The attacks have only gotten worse.
“This has completely gone too far. If you are in the city, please stay safe and stay home.
“Many have come for violence unfortunately and are terrorizing the city.”
