That £12 photo - Alex Sibley clears it up
 

or does he?


He posted this in the DS forum


"Let me clear this up.

We had friends come to see my family. They had a 9 year old girl who loves The Only Way Is Essex. I said that we actually live near all the shops and sugar hut. As a young girl she wanted to know if we could go. So i went with her Mum ,stepdad to be, and sister with my daughter.
We had lunch at Sugar Hut which was actually quite nice. We went to all the shops owned but he TOWIE lot. One was Gemma Collin's shop and she was in also. Gemma was the girl's favourite TOWIE character and said to me if i could come with her to get a picture. I said just go and ask for one, I'm sure she will have one taken with you. I have done so many in the past with fans. She went in with her step dad to be. They both came out and she had a huge smile on her face. The stepdad said to me that cost me £15 (not £12 as I thought until i was corrected this morning) as Gemma Collins said i had to buy something first. The cheapest thing was a crap tea cup with Essex written on.
Now we all said, if we knew we had to pay, we wouldn't have gone in there but when a 9 year old girl goes in and really wants a picture, you can't turn them down. Most girls want a pony and this is cheaper. Imagine if we told Gemma to go fu@k herself in front of the kid which i think we could have rightly done.
A lot of people on twitter have said we were mugs for paying for a mug that cost £15 to get a picture.
One day, my daughter will twist my arm. Do you understand now why the fee was paid now?"




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Perfectly clear. The money was not for the picture itself. I can understand her not wanting to spend all her time doing selfies when she is there to run a shop - that isn't doing great

£15 for a cup with Essex on it. :o

You know you want one :idc:

To sh*t in and send to Gillian McKeith :smug:

a mug for a mug punter

:laugh::laugh::laugh: I am SOOOOOOO glad you're back Marsh.

I'd imagine you have a very rested poo with all those holidays you have :idc:

My stools have been known to be very loose. :smug:

i doubt they touch the sides as they exit

Like a torpedo hitting the water at top speed

We don't need to know about your morals

like a darted ape out a tree.

so what sibley claimed originally wasnt really true

:nono: Then:

A) Buy some new stools.
B) Buy some wood glue and repair the loose ones
C) Sit on chairs.

I can't tbqh, she's a Reality Star, she has no real talent like proper celebrities have so she should be happy people want to get pictures taken with her. Bit of a ******ish thing to do to a 9 year old also

business is business, it was in her shop on her work time

if she had been in the street i am sure it would have been free

Unlike Gemma when she goes through those doors when she gets evicted.

Yep.Even actual celebrities with actual talents have pics done with fans.What makes her better than them?

Well, since her only claim to fame is claiming to be famous then she should be lapping up all this attention and be thanking her lucky stars people actually want a photo with her lazy, arrogant self :nono:

I can't milk the missus on a chair. :nono:

Did I read that right, Alex has a daughter? I never knew that.

Should a 9 year old be watching TOWIE?!

Actually I was thinking that too :/

She is still completely out of order to threaten to refuse a photo with a 9 year old fan unless her father bought something.

I agree

Not if its the 100th to arrive that week and the 4000th that month. She is there to work and make a living and not to grant selfies for fans to use to make them more popular at school

and no a 9 year old should not be watching TOWIE ffs

I don't like her but if she was allowing people to come into her shop everyday just to get a photo and leave it would be annoying.

A sign on the door would be the best option

polite sign

Lets just see how being so selfish works out for her in the long run.
Being pleasant to her fans is the least she could do and something she will profit from in the long run. Grabbing every penny you can and being greedy is just short sighted and a pretty stupid approach.

are you really surprised though what with the way she behaves in the house. the way she spoke to that hair dresser too

Not suprised in the slightest. Her lack of class will ensure she has no real future on tv or as a celebrity.

without any context its useless to judge

she charges £15 for a cup!!!!

It may be the finest ceramics

hand thrown

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She should be arrested for daylight robbery.

15 ****ing quid for a little cup it best have been made from solid gold with encrusted diamond the thieving lazy get

If someone thinks that what they are buying is not worth it, they shouldn't buy it, else its them that are the fools. Its really a non issue, and I can't stand Gemma

I take it you dont have children. 99% of the crap they want is not worth it. But you buy it because it makes them happy.