offered her response to the who said the former Countdown host was ‘inciting people to hate all ’.
The 62-year-old television presenter had her say on Twitter and shared statistics that she felt backed up her defence amid the negative comments.
Alongside a breakdown of salaries in the , the star called out Conservative MP Johnny Mercer and his wife Felicity Cornelius-Mercer over their earnings.
She penned: ‘The Neil and Christine Hamilton of today? @JohnnyMercerUK and his wife.
‘He said yday military personnel don’t need to go to foodbanks He earns over £110k as a Minister & pays her in his office £35-40k.
‘She’s paid more than Army officer & TWICE more than young soldier. RT [sic].’
Carol’s retort came as a reaction to Felicity’s feelings towards her which she revealed on a recent podcast episode.
She told the host of the podcast – Rachel Johnson, sibling of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson – that Carol ‘drives me up the f***ing wall!’
The spouse of the politician went on to admit it wasn’t usual for her to ‘get stressed out by people,’ but ‘these celebrity attack dogs that know nothing about politics, there’s definitely an argument to be had about that.’
She continued expressing: ‘But I understand everyone has an opinion on politics … but for me it’s this blanket hatred, inciting people to hate all Tories.
‘Hate all Tories, or hate all Labour, hate everyone who falls under a certain umbrella.’
Explaining that MPs are ‘all very different’, she outlined: ‘There’s a huge range of personalities, different opinions, views, principles. You can’t blanket hate. This is what she seems to be doing.
‘She’s using words like “disgusting, I’m disgusted.” I find it really hard.’
Fans on Twitter reacted to Carol’s post and defended the star in the comment section with one writing: ‘I had this exact thought yesterday!’
Another said: ‘I think you are just doing such an amazing job calling this lot out! Thank you! [sic],’ followed by a red love heart emoji.
‘You tell them Carol [sic],’ a follower of the star wrote underneath her tweet that sparked plenty of debate online.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Carol’s reps for comment.
