As a social media influencer, former Made In Chelsea star Tabitha Willett fills her Instagram feed with glamorous images of her well-heeled, cosmopolitan life, visiting designer boutiques and sampling expensive cosmetics.
But that elegant image has suffered a damaging blow after a court found that she trashed a £1.8 million apartment she was renting in upmarket Kensington, west London.
In an eight-month stay, she left make-up stains and drawings on the walls, drilled holes for pictures and a television, left a £9,000 carpet stained with dog pee and damaged a hob.
The 32-year-old has now been ordered to pay £4,749 to her landlady for damage to the luxury apartment, which she rented from March to November 2022.
Made in Chelsea star Tabitha Willett was found by a court to have trashed a £1.8 million apartment she was renting in upmarket Kensington, west London
The 32-year-old has now been ordered to pay £4,749 to her landlady for damage to the luxury apartment in Onslow Gardens (Pictured: a two-bedroom flat at Onslow Gardens)
She stayed there with her five-year-old daughter and King Charles Spaniel, Ruby, both of whom regularly feature on her ‘mummy blogger’ Instagram account.
Rent on the two-bedroom flat in affluent Onslow Gardens was £3,500 a month, but landlady Charlotte Hill told Central London County Court: ‘There had been a history of her not paying rent.’
Ms Hill, who is based in Monaco, won her claim against Ms Willett for damage to the property and non-payment of rent in a one-day hearing last week.
She told the court: ‘It is a nightmare scenario… The flat was completely wrecked and I found myself with a tenant who has not paid and dog urine stains through the carpet; not a pleasant situation to be in.’
Ms Willett, who appeared on the 2018 series of Made In Chelsea, had counter-sued for harassment, but that claim was dismissed.
The father of her daughter, Fraser ‘Frank’ Carruthers, is a club owner and one-time friend of Prince Harry, but the couple are no longer together.