Stacey Solomon has called out trolls after she was blasted for posting affiliate links on her Instagram account.
The TV star, 36, took to her stories to ask her fan base if they were ‘upset’ by her posting the links to various products including cosmetics alongside her day-to-day life updates.
Affiliate linking sees the original poster earn a commission for every product or service sold as a result of customers purchasing items through that link.
However, Stacey has revealed it’s rubbed some of her fans up the wrong way, as she emotionally told she’s faced trolling as a result.
The mum-of-five said in a clip on Thursday: ‘A couple of trolls over the last few days, well I don’t know if they’re trolls, maybe this is how everyone’s feeling and that’s why I need to ask a question.Â
‘Does that really upset people? Or is it any different to doing an ad with a brand?Â
Stacey Solomon has called out trolls on Thursday after she was blasted for posting affiliate links on her Instagram account
The TV star, 36, took to her stories to ask her fan base if they were ‘upset’ by her posting the links to products alongside her day-to-day life updates
‘I would earn more if I did an ad with the actual brand than an affiliate link so I don’t know if it offends everybody or if it’s really annoying or no one wants it.
‘It would be the same as when I share something and loads of you will ask me where it’s from and if it’s from Amazon I’ll just put the link on but at least with the affiliate where it’s got the most stock and things like that. and the best price.
‘So it helps me, I do earn a very small commission on it, nothing like what you’d get for an ad campaign but I can find the right one if that makes sense.
‘But I won’t do it… I would just share the normal links if it really offends people and p*** people off.’
Stacey concluded: ‘Those couple of trolls are really getting to me. I’m like “oh my god maybe people just hate this”.’
Meanwhile, insiders recently told Daily Mail how Stacey cut Mrs Hinch – aka Sophie Hinchliffe – out of her life.
Sources revealed exactly to Molly Clayton what caused the once close friends to stop speaking and seemingly cut one another out of their lives.
Last week the fate of Stacey and her husband Joe Swash’s reality show was revealed after a string of rows between the couple during the programme.Â
Insider recently told Daily Mail how Stacey cut Mrs Hinch – aka Sophie Hinchliffe – out of her life as they revealed what caused their bust up
Last week the fate of Stacey and her husband Joe Swash’s reality show was revealed after a string of rows between the couple during the programme
Back in May Stacey had reportedly regretted agreeing to take part in her reality TV series, after the show was met by criticism (pictured in September)
Stacey & Joe hit BBC One back in April and was followed by a second series in September this year.
The show follows the life of the married couple, who started dating back in 2016, and their kids Rex, six, Rose, four, two-year-old Belle, as well as Stacey’s sons from previous relationships Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 13.Â
A TV insider told The Sun: ‘There’s a definite hunger for these celebrity-based At Home With. . . style shows, with both Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy also getting their versions.Â
‘But Stacey, with hubby Joe, is blazing a trail.’
Back in May Stacey had reportedly regretted agreeing to take part in her reality TV series, after the show was met by criticism.
Stacey and Joe have been insistent on showing both the ups and the downs, explaining that they weren’t ‘trying to portray a glamorous lifestyle’.
At the time of the show’s second series being confirmed, the pair told fans:Â ‘The biggest thank you to every single person who watched the first series of Stacey & Joe…
‘We’ve been so grateful for all the lovely messages and we’re so excited to bring out another series with the BBC.’
