TV stars daughter 'catfished' by Manx woman on Facebook

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 08:36

Jeremy Clarkson's daughter has revealed how she was befriended by a fake Facebook profile set up by someone from the Isle of Man.

23 year old Emily Clarkson says she was holidaying on the Island eight years ago when someone claiming to be a soldier got in touch.

However, the man - who claimed he'd seen her at an Island event - turned out to be a 20 year old woman training to be a teacher.

She talks about the experience in her new book, Can I Speak to Someone In Charge, which is released this week.

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