Olivia Attwood defends blazer after being slammed by fans for suggesting they could not afford it

Olivia Attwood has hit out at trolls who accused of patronising her followers for suggesting they couldn’t afford her £1,595 designer Balmain blazer. 

The Love Island star, 29, was taking part in a Q&A on her Instagram story on Friday night, when a fan had asked her where she had purchased the black blazer she was seen wearing in one of her recent snaps.

‘This has been asked so many times,’ Olivia captioned the post. ‘I’m sorry this one is @balmain, but there are so many great copies on the high street (Zara are great for blazers).

Hitting back: Olivia Attwood has defended a blazer she purchased from Balmain after some of her followers criticised her for suggesting they could not afford it

‘And if you were looking to splurge, it’s a great investment piece, very timeless xx.’

However, Olivia was slammed by some of her followers for this comment, with many accusing her of patronising them for suggesting that they could not afford clothes from Balmain.

Balmain is a French luxury fashion brand, which is known for its pricier items compared to most other high street outlets.

Olivia later shared a screenshot of a DM a fan had sent, which read: ‘I’m sorry’ but I think other people can afford Balmain too.’ 

Backlash:The Love Island star, 29, was taking part in a Q&A on her Instagram story on Friday night but some slammed her for suggesting that they could not afford clothes from Balmain

Backlash:The Love Island star, 29, was taking part in a Q&A on her Instagram story on Friday night but some slammed her for suggesting that they could not afford clothes from Balmain

In response, Olivia stated: ‘Jesus I never suggested that they couldn’t. I just know a large amount of my following look to me for outfit inspo etc but are not looking to drop 1,500 on a f*****g blazer.

‘I know when I’m looking at people’s outfits etc you always hope that they are Zara etc etc. 

‘Just thought I would explain that, didn’t mean to patronise/offend anyone. Just being realistic. (sic)’ 

Olivia later shared a video to her story to clarify her statement, revealing she was ‘struggling in how to approach Instagram’ and share the right content with her fans.

‘I think it’s really hard to satisfy people,’ she said. ‘And by satisfy I mean you guys, and I love you for it, you’re always asking what I got for Christmas and I get asked it hundreds of times a day.

‘I wanna share with you guys because that’s why I’m on Instagram, I love seeing what people buy, even if I couldn’t afford it I still love to see it, but at the same time I don’t wanna seem like I’m out of touch with reality. 

'It's really hard to satisfy people': Olivia later shared a video to her story to clarify her statement, revealing she was 'struggling in how to approach Instagram'

‘It’s really hard to satisfy people’: Olivia later shared a video to her story to clarify her statement, revealing she was ‘struggling in how to approach Instagram’ 

‘So when I’m posting something like that, for example that blazer, I’ve had hundreds of questions about where it’s from. I’m not gonna f*****g lie and say, ‘Oh, it’s from Zara’, and give you a ‘swipe up’ link like something to do and f*****g lie, like I’m gonna be honest.’

The reality star later explained that she was attempting to word her initial post in a way that would not come across as ‘braindead’ to followers who had previously criticised her for sharing where she got her fashion items from in the past. 

‘That’s what my wording was,’ she continued. ‘It may come off a bit patronising but that’s what I meant behind it. 

Setting the record straight: The reality star later explained that she was attempting to word her initial post in a way that would not come across as 'braindead' to followers

Setting the record straight: The reality star later explained that she was attempting to word her initial post in a way that would not come across as ‘braindead’ to followers

‘There’s a fine line between sharing this stuff you guys wanna see and looking gross. It’s a very fine line, and I wanna be on the non-gross line while still giving you guys the content you want.’

Olivia also revealed that she had previously comedown with both coronavirus and swine flu, but has since recovered. 

She told followers that her best friend was hospitalised after they contracted swine flu while on holiday in Cyprus, while she also managed to ‘survive Covid’.

‘Girls, Thomas Cook said don’t go, we were like, ‘No, it’ll be fine’. We pretty much all caught swine flu,’ she explained.

‘My best friend was hospitalised in Cyprus for like two weeks, we had to leave her and her dad had to come out and look after her.

‘It was not fun, so I can say that I’ve survived Covid and swine flu. I dunno if that looks bad on me or good on me.’

Illness: Olivia also revealed that she had previously comedown with both coronavirus and swine flu, but has since recovered

Illness: Olivia also revealed that she had previously comedown with both coronavirus and swine flu, but has since recovered