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Chloe Ayling: British model 'humiliated' by kidnapping ordeal and not interested in publicity, insists ex-agent | Chloe Ayling: British model 'humiliated' by kidnapping ordeal and not interested in publicity, insists ex-agent |
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A British model allegedly kidnapped in Italy was “humiliated” by her capture and did not make up the story for publicity, her former agent has said. | A British model allegedly kidnapped in Italy was “humiliated” by her capture and did not make up the story for publicity, her former agent has said. |
Phil Green told ITV’s Good Morning Britain he was standing by Chloe Ayling, who Italian police said was snatched by a group calling itself Black Death in Milan last month. | Phil Green told ITV’s Good Morning Britain he was standing by Chloe Ayling, who Italian police said was snatched by a group calling itself Black Death in Milan last month. |
Ms Ayling is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to an isolated village near Turin, where she was held for six days as her captors tried to auction her online. | Ms Ayling is believed to have been drugged and transported in a bag to an isolated village near Turin, where she was held for six days as her captors tried to auction her online. |
The 20-year-old said she was injected with ketamine after being lured to a fake modelling shoot in Milan before being bundled into the boot of a car and told she was going to be sold as a sex slave. | The 20-year-old said she was injected with ketamine after being lured to a fake modelling shoot in Milan before being bundled into the boot of a car and told she was going to be sold as a sex slave. |
Mr Green, of Supermodel Agency, said he felt responsible “in the sense that I didn't want to send her to the hands of a kidnapper”, but that everything about the shoot “checked out”. | Mr Green, of Supermodel Agency, said he felt responsible “in the sense that I didn't want to send her to the hands of a kidnapper”, but that everything about the shoot “checked out”. |
The model, from Coulsdon, south London, only began telling her story after the Italian police “gave out every detail”, he said. | The model, from Coulsdon, south London, only began telling her story after the Italian police “gave out every detail”, he said. |
He told GMB: “Trust me, I wouldn't be sat here today, nor would Chloe be giving an interview, had it not been for the Italian police giving a press release. | He told GMB: “Trust me, I wouldn't be sat here today, nor would Chloe be giving an interview, had it not been for the Italian police giving a press release. |
“She was humiliated by the fact that she'd been kidnapped. | “She was humiliated by the fact that she'd been kidnapped. |
“She'd been through an ordeal, she wanted to forget it and come back home and start her normal modelling life.” | “She'd been through an ordeal, she wanted to forget it and come back home and start her normal modelling life.” |
Ms Ayling received £200,000 worth of offers of work when she returned to the UK, he said, and has since moved to a new modelling agency. | Ms Ayling received £200,000 worth of offers of work when she returned to the UK, he said, and has since moved to a new modelling agency. |
But, Mr Green added: “She didn't do this for publicity purposes by any means.” | But, Mr Green added: “She didn't do this for publicity purposes by any means.” |
He warned other models to be careful over their social media use when posting details of jobs. | He warned other models to be careful over their social media use when posting details of jobs. |
Press Association | Press Association |