Love Island stars were reportedly given taxpayers’ money to tell their Instagram followers that the Covid-19 Test and Trace scheme is ‘free, quick and vital to stop the spread’. The ITV2 reality stars, including Shaughna Phillips, 26, Josh Denzel, 29, and Chris Hughes, 27, are said to have been paid to promote the testing campaign by No 10. The influencers used hashtags including ‘#letsgetback’ and ‘#gettested’ for the social media posts in which they shared throwback pictures of ‘nights out’ with friends. Claims: Love Island stars were reportedly given taxpayers’ money to tell their Instagram followers that the Covid-19 Test and Trace scheme is ‘free, quick and vital to stop the spread’ (pictured: Shaughna Phillips, 26) Yet Downing Street refused to reveal how much they had spent on the ads involving ’influencers’ and bloggers, according to The Sunday Mirror. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Chloe Ferry ‘is back together with Sam Gowland’ after… Love Island’s Molly Smith puts on a leggy display in a baby… EXCLUSIVE: ‘Two-week quarantine? I’ll get some extra sun!’… ‘He’s a charmer, I’ll give him that’: Love Island’s Shaughna… Share this article Share 1.8k shares However a social media expert told the publication that such influencers would typically command… Read full this story
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