UK TV host Piers Morgan tore into the mother who sent another mum a bill for damage to her daughter’s expensive shoes — reducing her to tears.
The Good Morning Britain presenter branded Sarah “the worst kind of parent†as she defended her decision to invoice a friend after her daughter’s £325 ($537) red leather boots were marked with pen during a playdate.
Discussing the row, Sarah asked the presenter: “If you sent your child somewhere to be looked after by a responsible parent and they came back with scratches on their body …â€
Before she could finish, Piers abruptly interrupted: “But you’re not a responsible parent.â€
As Sarah stated the presenter has “no idea†about her parenting skills, Piers added: “You’re the worst kind.â€
Sarah raged back: “That is awful. You have no idea about me or my past or my life.
“My daughter is healthy, happy and is up to date on everything.â€
Piers added: “There will not be a mother or father watching this interview who is not looking at you thinking: ‘What on earth are you doing buying a three-year-old girl 60 pairs of shoes?’â€
As the row continued, Sarah added: “I’ve had so much abuse, you don’t even understand. You have absolutely no idea.
“This is nothing to do with my parenting and it is not fair.
“You know when I was younger I got abused and everything? And this is over a pair of shoes.â€
As Piers asked what that had to do with their current conversation, Sarah concluded: “It has everything to do with the cyber-bullying and people having a go constantly.â€
Susanna Reid tried desperately to diffuse the situation — but Piers later refused to apologise.
Later Sarah told The Sun online that she suffered a panic attack backstage at ITV after his aggressive manner towards her.
She has since been hit by the revelation that she posed as the victim of paedophile footballer Adam Johnson for a poor taste Halloween costume.
Twitter users were quick to have their say with Piers seeming to have earned himself an army of new fans.
One user wrote: “Pains me to say, but I’m beginning to like @piersmorgan more and more everyday, says what everyone thinks, most the time.â€
Another added: “I actually agree with what @piersmorgan said for once but think he should know when to stop sometimes he can go a bit far!â€
Piers still faced some criticism, with one user writing: “Piers Morgan upset a women I know what she did was wrong but you made her upset shame on you.â€
The Sun previously revealed how Sarah invoiced the friend and ordering her to pay up after her daughter’s £325 ($537) red leather boots were marked with pen during a playdate.
The fashion designer, who created the infamous Skittles dress, spotted the damage when daughter Isabella returned home after an afternoon of fun.
Sarah, who once made a dress out of pubic hair, immediately fired off an angry email to friend Nicola Gibbs, 33, and told her to pay for a new pair or face further action.
Single mum-of-two Sarah, 28, fumed: “If your child comes back with scratches on their body, you’d be like ‘what’s happened?’
“It’s the same with her shoes. She’s not supposed to go outside with them.
“Wherever she goes, she goes with a bag of other shoes.
“Obviously shoes get scuffed on the soles, but these look like they’ve been worn for a year, not for a few hours.
“There’s also a big black mark on the toe where they’ve been drawn on. I was devastated when I saw them.â€
Sarah, who also has a 13-year-old son Keegan, says her daughter has about 60 pairs of shoes and only wears designer labels.
She even ships in clothes from a specialist Spanish boutique.
In her email to mum-of-three Nicola she wrote: “I am disgusted to see her new Italian leather shoes are all scuffed and have a Sharpie (pen) mark on them so below is the bill for these replacing (sic).
“As a designer you can imagine I do not want my child to look anything less than pristine.â€
Sarah, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, defended her email after Wednesday’s playdate with Nicola’s three-year-old daughter Stacey.
The mum, who recently got her FCUK tattoo covered up with one of a woman’s face melting, added: “A lot of other people just get their kids’ clothes from Primark. I don’t mind handing a few pounds to them for their dresses.
“But Isabella’s are usually Spanish boutique stuff. She’s actually a model so I keep her in nice clothes and shoes all the time.
“These boots are important for her modelling work because they match her outfits.
“Nicola was in charge and she was looking after my child, so she’s responsible for the damage.â€
It’s a similar row to the one between Derek Walsh and another parent at his five-year-old son’s school, who tried to fine the dad £15 after his lad missed a birthday party.
But a bemused Nicola has refused to pay a penny towards the damage and branded Sarah’s bill “a pile of nonsenseâ€.
Nicola, from Normanton, West Yorkshire, said: “I don’t know what her problem is to be honest.â€
“She must have more money than sense if she’s going to pay that much for a pair of shoes for her daughter and then complain when they get ruined.
“Kids are kids, they get messy, they ruin things, that’s life.
“She needs to get over it because no amount of bills she sends me will make me pay for the shoes.
“I’d advise her next time to send her daughter out in wellies or if she wants to dress something up try Toys ‘R’ Us.â€