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Cormac O'Shea

RTE's Doireann Garrihy and Maura Higgins jump to defend Molly-Mae from 'pits' of abuse

Many celebrities have jumped to the defence of Molly-Mae after she was hammered on social media for recent comments on a podcast.

The former Love Islander discussed how anyone can achieve anything if they simply work hard enough for it.

People were furious after she failed to acknowledge her privileged upbringing as well as the massive boost her appearance on Love Island gave her.

She told fans that everyone has 'the same 24 hours' but people were quick to remind her that she didn't grow up in poverty.

And after 24 hours of being blasted online, many have jumped to her defence.

RTE presenter Doireann Garrihy said: "God forbid any of us ever said something tone deaf at the age of 22 that we might later regret or want to take back. This level of vitriol is the pits. In other news, it’s Caroline Flack’s anniversary next month."

Maura Higgins also came to her pals defence when Shaughna Phillips, who appeared on series six of the ITV2 show, shared her two cents on the matter on Twitter.

"Molly Mae is young, who’s had a lot of success really quickly, and not a lot of “life”," she posted.

"So I can understand why she holds those views. We all say things when we’re younger and look back and think “well that was stupid” lol. No shade, I wanna live in her bubble."

Maura took notice of the tweet and said she was 'surprised' by her thoughts.

"Surely you know as someone in this industry how lonely and scary it can be when the whole internet is slamming you," she said.

"Your entitled to your opinion yes but I’m really surprised you commenting on this at all."

Shaughna said she was 'defending' Molly-Mae in her original tweet.

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