Yahoo News Former Celebs Go Dating coach Eden Blackman calls Nadia Essex "repugnant" in bitter court battle
Former Celebs Go Dating coach Eden Blackman has launched a Twitter tirade against former co-star Nadia Essex.
Essex has taken Blackman to an employment tribunal after she was suspended and resigned from the E4 show last year, after setting up fake Twitter accounts to tweet allegations about cheating against Blackman.
Following on from the preliminary hearing yesterday (February 20), Blackman has labelled his former fellow coach "utterly repugnant".
"I understand she [Nadia] was looking for a win today…," he wrote to one fan, adding: "What does that tell you? She's hardly one to keep any small victory from social media is she? #youdonthavetobeEisensteintoworkthatoneout."
He said of the tribunal: "I didn't bring this case, so I feel it's appropriate to leave this with the claimant, to answer her followers questions regarding it."
Blackman further hit back at accusations that he was taking Essex to court, rather than the other way around, claiming: "I know...that's simply not true. She's also said she didn’t troll anyone...but yet does press interviews saying she was suspended from CGD for trolling. I mean...what are you meant to believe?"
He later accused Essex of never dating, saying: "I don't think she's ever dated full stop. Permanently single, always someone's plus one. After what's come to light I doubt any guy would want to date her. Imagine the nuclear fall out a guy would get from dumping her."
Digital Spy has reached out to Blackman's representatives for comment.
Essex has since responded to Blackman's tweets on her Instagram, saying she was "waiting for my lawyer to approve an official statement".
"That's it. I want to abide by the rules of the court," she said. "I turned up yesterday so I want to show the proper respect to the judge and the justice system and the due process of the courtroom by making sure I don't say anything that could go against that.
"So I have to be really careful about what I'm saying. Because I turned up, therefore I know that it was a private hearing so I have to be careful about what information I give you guys, because if I went on Twitter – like he's done – and started ranting about what he thinks happened in the courtroom, that would be unlawful.
"So I work up this morning scratching my head, because I kept getting these screenshots of him having a bit of a meltdown, surprise, surprise, on socials. And me and my lawyers are like, just dumbfounded.
"So don't worry, everything's good – everything's great in fact – and I'll update you when I can, because it's the right thing to do to get it approved by my lawyer. I'm not going to have a meltdown and say things that are unlawful. So happy Thursday, darlings."
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