Ferne McCann's show has filming paused amid voice note scandal

Ferne McCann keeps a low profile as filming for her reality show is paused amid voice note scandal – after friends slammed claims she made ‘disgusting’ comments about acid attack victims

• Ferne McCann: First Time Mum started in 2017 and follows the reality star as she goes through life as a single mother to daughter Sunday, five
• ITV have reportedly paused filming of the show and the decision on whether to keep going is said to be ‘up in the air’
• Ferne’s friends have hit back at claims she made the derogatory comment saying they were ‘spliced together’ from separate recordings  
• In voice notes allegedly sent by Ferne, one of Arthur Collins’s acid attack victims is called a ‘silly b****’

Filming for Ferne McCann’s ITVBe series has been paused following claims she made derogatory comments about ex-partner Arthur Collins’s acid attack victims.

Ferne McCann: First Time Mum started in 2017 and followed the star as she prepared to welcome her first child following her split from Arthur. The series has since charted her life as a single mother to daughter Sunday, five. 

Now, as friends of the star say there is an ‘ongoing hate campaign’ against her, ITV are said to be in talks over whether the show should continue.  

Shock: Filming for Ferne McCann’s ITVBe series has been paused following claims she made derogatory comments about ex-partner Arthur Collins’s acid attack victims (pictured today)

An anonymous Instagram account leaked voice notes on Wednesday allegedly sent by Ferne, 32, in which a woman’s voice labels one of Arthur’s victims a ‘silly b****’.

It’s been claimed they were referring to Sophie Hall, who reached the final of a Miss England final 15 months after the sickening attack, baring her scars.

The account later released another post, stating more voice notes, allegedly from Ferne, would be sent over the next 24 hours. 

A source told MailOnline: ‘ITV are not currently filming Ferne’s series but are in contact with her and continue to offer support.’

One to watch: Ferne McCann: First Time Mum started in 2017 and the series has charted her life as a single mother to daughter Sunday, five (pictured on the show) 

An insider told The Sun that ITV are now waiting to see ‘how it plays out’, adding: ‘ITV were due to start filming the next series of her show First Time Mum in the coming weeks but now it’s all up in the air.

‘Conversations are ongoing about when the show may resume filming in light of all that has gone on.

‘ITV have held talks with Ferne about the situation and they will continue to speak with her to see where they go from here.’

MailOnline has contacted Ferne’s representatives and ITV for comment.  

 Drama: Ferne is said to be bracing herself as three new voice notes, allegedly originating from her, are set to be released (pictured last month) 

It comes after a source close to the former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star told MailOnline the messages have been ‘spliced together’ from separate recordings in a bid to ‘destroy her’.

The source explained: ‘Ferne is devastated by the content of these voice messages. This is part of an ongoing hate campaign against her.

‘The latest message has been spliced together from different WhatsApp recordings.

‘The messages are about four and five years old and out of context. The person releasing the private voice recordings is trying to destroy her.

‘The fact they kept the private voice messages for so long and are now releasing them shows what sort of sick person they are. It isn’t just hurting Ferne, it’s hurting the people being talked about. Ferne’s very aware of that as well.’

Convicted: Arthur Collins is currently serving 20 years in prison after he threw acid in an East London nightclub in April 2017 and injured 14 people

The source continued: ‘The truth is that Ferne has huge sympathy with Arthur’s victims and what they’ve been through. She admires their courage.

‘The police are continuing their investigation into who is leaking and editing the messages.

‘Ferne is set to be interviewed again to help to try and catch the perpetrator.

‘Her legal team has advised her she can’t speak out at the moment while investigations are ongoing.’

Ex: Ferne was accused of making ‘disgusting’ comments about one of ex-boyfriend Arthur’s acid attack victims in newly-leaked voice notes (pictured in 2017)

Collins is currently serving 20 years in prison after he threw acid in an East London nightclub in April 2017 and injured 14 people.

The former scaffolder – the father of Ferne’s daughter Sunday, five – was convicted of five counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, and nine counts of actual bodily harm against 14 people, including model Sophie.

The voicemail message posted by the anonymous account, claiming to be sent by Ferne, discussed Sophie entering the 2018 beauty pageant.

Slur: It’s been claimed they were referring to Sophie Hall, who reached the final of a Miss England contest 15 months after the sickening attack, baring her scars

Oh dear: A woman’s voice can be heard saying: ‘I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, the silly b***h has made a dress… A papier mache dress out of the newspaper cuttings from the event’ 

A woman’s voice can be heard saying: ‘I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, the silly b***h has made a dress… A papier mache dress out of the newspaper cuttings from the event.’

In another post, the woman says: ‘She’ll probably win it I’m not gonna lie, only because the event and the awards that she has entered or beauty competition, whatever it is.’

‘They’re probably loving all this free press for their event so they’ll probably fix it, she’ll win it.’

The Instagram account had previously been suspended after Ferne reported it to the police when it released posts allegedly from the reality star in which she branded her former TOWIE pal Sam Faiers, 31, a ‘fat c***’ and ‘narcissistic b**ch’.

Sam and Ferne, who starred alongside one another on The Only Way Is Essex, have been friends for over 20 years.

Falling out: Ferne has been embroiled in an ongoing feud with Sam Faiers, 31, after audio was leaked which allegedly saw Ferne brand her pal a ‘fat c***’ (pictured together in 2019)

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