Children's charity Barnardo's has admitted offering Made In Chelsea star Binky Felstead thousands of pounds to promote its work online. In a decision that has horrified supporters the organisation confessed agreeing to pay the 24-year-old £3,000 to take part in a campaign to get more people to shop in its 500-plus UK stores. The revelation came after Binky, whose real name is Alexandra, posted a photograph of herself on Instagram, in which she held a hand-written sign asking her followers to 'please follow Barnardo's' on the social networking site. Barnardo's, which earned an income of about £242million last year, confirmed on Twitter it had offered her in the region of £3,000 for her support.
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Children's charity Barnardo's has admitted paying reality TV star Binky
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Barnardo's said it paid Made in Chelsea star for help in promoting charity
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Binky - real name Alexandra Felstead - encouraged followers on Instagram
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Barnardo's said it took a 'business decision to acquire support' of the star
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Miss Felstead says she's not been paid and asked Barnardo's to keep cash
Her spokesman said: '@placeholder has agreed to waiver her £3,000 fee.
A charity spokesman said: '@placeholder's retail shops are part of the charity's trading arm and as such operate in a commercial environment.