Elyse Knowles is slammed for an ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’ Instagram post about her ‘magical week’ camping with boyfriend Josh Barker amid the coronavirus pandemic
Elyse Knowles has sparked a backlash for boasting about her ‘magical week’ on Instagram while making no mention of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Myer ambassador, 27, was accused of being ‘insensitive’ for sharing photos from her holiday on Queensland’s Moreton Island on Tuesday.
‘Magical week watching sunrise to sunset,’ she wrote next to a picture of herself relaxing at the beach in a bikini with her boyfriend, Josh Barker.
‘Not a good look’: Elyse Knowles has sparked a backlash for boasting about her ‘magical week’ on Instagram while making no mention of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured on Queensland’s Moreton Island with her boyfriend, Josh Barker, on Tuesday
No worries? ‘Magical week watching sunrise to sunset,’ Elyse wrote next to a picture of herself relaxing at the beach in a leopard-print bikini
‘Camping with loved ones and embracing nature @joshy.barker No earlier ferries so we embraced being near no one. Time to hit the road before the boarders close. #mortonisland,’ she added.
It didn’t take long for some of Elyse’s followers to describe her post as ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’ in light of the devastating COVID-19 crisis.
‘Really? Posting this when people are losing their jobs, we are all self quarantining and trying to stop a virus from spreading?’ one person raged.
‘You’re kidding right?’ It didn’t take long for some of Elyse’s followers to describe her post as ‘insensitive’ and ‘tone deaf’ in light of the coronavirus pandemic
Under fire: One person scolded Elyse for ‘adventuring’ when ‘everyone should be at home’
‘Thanks for the reminder to unfollow you. This is incredibly tone deaf,’ another follower added, while a third wrote: ‘Magical week. You’re kidding, right?’
One person scolded Elyse for ‘adventuring’ when ‘everyone should be at home’.
In response, Elyse wrote: ‘Bit hard to get home when you can’t. No ferries available. So go had to stick to the planed ferry [sic].
Hitting back: Elyse said she was only camping at the beach because there weren’t any ferries sailing back to the mainland
‘That’s what happens when your on an island. And something happens when you’re already on it.’
As of Wednesday morning, there are 2,317 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including eight deaths.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Australians to stay home and self-isolate as the numbers of infected patients surges.
Pandemic: As of Wednesday morning, there are 2,317 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including eight deaths