Celeb SAS star Bianca Gascoigne has claimed she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed when she was just 16 years old, leaving her feeling 'trapped'.
Bianca Gascoigne has claimed that she was groomed and sexually assaulted by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed when she was just 16 years old. Speaking out for the first time, Bianca - who recently starred in Celeb SAS - recalled how she had visited the Knightsbridge department store with her parents, footballer Paul Gascoigne and his ex wife Sheryl, from a young age, with Mohamed often bringing them gifts and being 'charming'.
Recalling one particular incident where Mohamed had offered her to stay at Harrods Park Lane apartment before an early flight, Bianca said: "Al-Fayed turned up at the apartment to my shock, I was just gobsmacked, I was kind of very shell-shocked. I just didn't really know what to do, he came in and then he sat me down on the sofa. He got his privates out and got my hands and was trying to manoeuvre them on his parts.
Bianca later got promoted from a sales worker to a fashion buyer at Harrods, admitting the fear of losing her dream job kept her silent. "Al-Fayed told me that if I would say anything that I would lose my job," she said. "So I just got really scared, at 16 turning 17, you think you know what's going on at the time but you really don't. I look back now and just feel very sorry for my 16-year-old self and wish I could protect her.
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