Rachel Allen has hit out at a "rogue" company promoting ads, claiming she’ll be swapping her culinary career for beauty.
The adverts suggest the popular TV cook is working on a new skincare range – which she has since denied.
Taking to her social media page to squash the ads, Rachel, 47, said: “It has come to my attention that both my name and also ludicrous speculation about my career have become falsely associated with a skincare company, who are claiming I am endorsing them.
“I have no idea where these fake ads have come from, nor who this company is, and can state definitively that I in no way endorse them.”
The celebrity chef also told her followers that she is investigating the scam, and urged fans not to interact with or purchase the product.
“I take very seriously any company who claims this, or any other misleading details about me to be true,” she said.
“We are trying to identify the source, but encourage people not to click on these bogus ads.
“If anyone has given money to this rogue company, I encourage them to report it, as we are doing ourselves.”
Rachel, who lives in her seaside home in County Cork with her husband Isaac, and their kids went on to reassure her fans that she has no desire to leave the culinary world any time soon.
The bestselling cookbook author said: “As for my career, I can happily confirm I am not leaving the food world.
“It is my life’s passion and I have a lot more yet ahead of me. I adore teaching at the Ballymaloe Cookery School.”
