Influencer Elle Darby apologises over racist tweets

YouTuber and influencer Elle Darby has apologised over historical offensive tweets that have resurfaced.

The 26-year-old said she was "disgusted" by the messages sent in 2011 from an old account which contained racial and offensive slurs.she said: "They were racist, they were fat-phobic, they were homophobic... I am ashamed." Elle, who's from Wiltshire, blogs about lifestyle and fitness and has over 720,000 Instagram followers.In the video on her YouTube channel, which has more than 580,000 subscribers, she says: "There are no words to tell you how sorry I am.A post shared by ELLE

Her fiancé Connor Swift, a fellow YouTuber and founder of a fitness clothing brand, has also apologised and said he feels "shame, embarrassment and sadness" over offensive tweets sent as a teenager. Elle added she would be "taking a bit of time offline to further reflect on everything that has happened".Elle Darby's apology video is probably the least apologetic video I have ever seen. She spoke more about her own hurt feelings than that of the people she directly targeted. She looked pissed off that she had to film it. Such ingenuity.

She Being racist...is terrible always...but what that hell young ladies are doing with their faces nowaday She 20 years from now👇

and says - 'My best friend at School was black.' 😂😂

On behalf of the Nation, and for Lilly Allen, l would like to apologise for BBC News.

Who?

anyone that follows an 'influencer' needs to get a life

Is she getting thrown into Bristol Docks now ?

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