Reality TV star Dani Dyer has defended Declan Rice's girlfriend after the WAG was cruelly abused by online trolls.
Lauren Fryer, 25, who shares son, Jude, two, with the England international has been the subject of some vicious comments on social media. Among a barrage of bitterness, one person told Declan he could "do so much better", prompting Lauren to delete all of her Instagram photos.
Fellow WAG Dani, 28, who is engaged to West Ham's Jarrod Bowen, has grown up in the public eye and said the level of abuse Lauren has suffered is unacceptable. Speaking about the callous keyboard warriors, she said: “It was so hard for her, the trolling, as she doesn’t put herself out there."
Dani continued: "I think it’s harder when you are not in [the celebrity world] and you are being personally attacked. I found that hard. She is a really good mum, who keeps to herself. No one deserves to be criticised like that."
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laurenfryer_/Instagram)Opening up on the "cruel" abuse, she continued: “It was so cruel. We didn’t speak about it a lot. What we did talk about is how she is so nice and so great and looks absolutely gorgeous. Plus, she’s Dec’s childhood sweetheart and you can see how much he adores her," reports The Sun.
The appalling harassment of Lauren began in December last year when an anonymous account told Arsenal star, Declan, he "could do better". Declan faced a troll's jibe about having "low standards" for dating his girlfriend, leading the mum-of-one to wipe her Instagram clean of all pictures and photos.
While Lauren still has 64,000 followers on Instagram and has kept her profile public rather than private, she has deleted all her pictures and videos amid the abuse, prompting Love Island star, Liberty Poole to speak out. Liberty, who appeared on the seventh series of the reality show in 2022 and Love Island All Stars earlier this year, wrote on her Instagram Stories: 'I think she's beautiful this is crazy. What happened to celebrating different body types and embracing how we are all individually made. Beauty standards these days are unrealistic and everyone's gone mad because of social media."
After the cruel comments about Lauren circulated on social media, Declan publicly declared his love for his partner. Speaking at a England match press conference, he praised his childhood sweetheart for being a realistic, funny, beautiful and kind person, saying: "She is the love of my life and I don't need an upgrade."
The pair met at school and started dating when they were 17, and have been inseparable ever since. Lauren, who hails from Chessington, has supported Declan throughout his career, from his debut with West Ham to his lucrative transfer to the Emirates.
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