Online reality show This Is
Liverpool has been hit by more controversy after Transsexual star
Chelsey Harwood left the program following an alleged fight with another
cast member.Harwood, 26, one of the of the main characters in the web-based series, said she quit after she received abusive tweets that were then re-tweeted by fellow cast member Vicky Yee.
However, producers for the show say Chelsey is no longer involved in the web series because she committed “gross misconduct” and have also accused the star of feeding the press 'false information.'
Off the show: Transsexual Chelsey Harwood left This Is Liverpool following an alleged fight with another cast member
Liverpool's answer to TOWIE: Before her departure, Chelsey got close to fellow cast member Tammy Lundstram
She said she left This Is Liverpool after Vicky retweeted messages which she believed were “transphobic”.
Vicky declined to comment on the tweets, but said Chelsey had physically attacked her at a photo shoot, saying: 'I suffered terrible injuries.'
The cast: (L-R) Tony Romney, Tammy Lundstram, Nigel Calland , and Chelsey Harwood (R), 26, and Tammy Lundstram
In a statement the production company said that Chelsey had been feeding the press 'false information.'
'Phenomenal Pictures can confirm that Chelsey Harwood will no longer be involved in any future filming of This Is Liverpool or any future productions by Phenomenal Pictures due to a matter of gross misconduct.
'Since the decision has been made, Chelsey has approached the press with false information and also assaulted a cast member of TIL, which has led to a police investigation.'
At the salon: The transsexual star filmed a part of the show inside Bleach hair salon, using coke cans for rollers
At loggerheads: Phenomenal Pictures has accused Chelsey of feeding the press 'false information'
A
police spokesman said: 'An appointment has been made for the woman to
visit a police station on Friday to speak to police officers about what
allegedly happened.'After being contacted by the MailOnline Chelsey responded to the claims surrounding her departure by saying they were all lies:
'I wasn't sacked I quit and I have the texts to Phenomenal to prove this,' she told MailOnline
'I quit on Tuesday (March 11) and the Echo picked the story up yesterday and they (Phenomenal Pictures) responded with lies'
She added: 'It's in fact them fueling the press with lies, it's a pathetic pr stunt and they are feeding off the following I had before the show. I'm already established and they know anything with my name will provoke reaction.'
Scousewives: (L-R)Tammy Lundstram, Keely Lundstram and Chelsey Harwood
The trailer for the show had previously racked up 474,857 views on its YouTube channel.
During the filming of the reality series two women were seen brawling outside a house in Dingle, apparently over cast member Tony.
The builder is seen in his boxers and shirt as he tries to stop one blonde woman attacking another brunette.
FIGHT! Two girls get violent on the set of new online reality series This Is Liverpool
Break it up: The cast member Tony is seen in his boxers coming out of a suburban house in Dingle to calm a blonde woman down
Row: Looks like the blonde girl has caught Tony doing the dirty with another woman
One petitioner wrote: ‘Sometimes it's best to just laugh off stereotypes, but this program reinforces them… It seems like a huge step backwards to undo all of that just so a small group of people can have 15 minutes of fame.
A local comedian has produced an alternative to the trailer called What is Liverpool? which extolls all the best things about the city which didn’t include fighting or boozing.
Come and have a go: Clearly fighting is on the agenda for the reality show which has yet to be picked up by a broadcaster
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