Irish Daily Mirror

Jennifer tells of coping with vile abuse on social media

- BY KATIE GALLAGHER and EOIN MURPHY BY DAVID RALEIGH, LIZ FARSACI and EDEL HUGHES

Caroline Flack

JENNIFER Zamparelli has revealed she has been sent death threats from members of the public.

The Dubliner, 39, also told how she has been forced to block hundreds of people on social media for being “threatenin­g”.

The 39-year-old presenter said Caroline Flack’s death highlighte­d how difficult life in the public eye can be.

Speaking of the former Love Island host, who took her own life on February 15, she added: “When that happened, to be honest, everyone in the TV industry was really shook to the core.

“It really shone a light on how sh**ty the industry can be – it reminded us of how vulnerable and scary it can be.”

The Dancing With The Stars presenter told the Sunday Independen­t: “I have had people saying they want to rip my head off.”

Meanwhile, Elaine Crowley said celebritie­s also have to act responsibl­y on their own social media accounts.

The presenter, 41, added: “I had to think about the way I talk about people in the public eye, like the Kardashian­s, and I’m being a hypocrite for slagging them off.

“It does no harm to take a step back and just think about what you’re writing.”

RESIDENTS were forced to leave their homes yesterday and many were braced for evacuation as the flooded River Shannon swept around their properties.

Around 7,000 sandbags and pumping stations were delivered to 10 houses in the Springfiel­d area of Clonlara, Co Clare.

Some of the properties have been cut off from roads and are now effectivel­y languishin­g on islands.

The nightmare of previous devastatin­g floods – in 1995, 2009 and 2016 – returned for Joe and Geraldine Quinlivan who have built a sandbag trench around their bungalow.

He said: “It’s bringing back hell again. Politician­s just don’t seem to care.

“You’ll get the politician­s here when

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OUT OF ROAD Floods cut off homes
GETTING CLOSER Mrs Quinlivan in back garden
IN DEEP TROUBLE The Quinlivan bungalow in Clonlara yesterday
FIELD OF SCREAMS Flooded land in Clonlara OUT OF ROAD Floods cut off homes GETTING CLOSER Mrs Quinlivan in back garden IN DEEP TROUBLE The Quinlivan bungalow in Clonlara yesterday
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