Rosemary Shrager, 74, reveals she’s been ‘badly’ scammed twice and emotionally admits ‘it’s been a challenging time’ as she address her social media absence

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Rosemary Shrager recently shared that she was the victim of two scams, explaining her recent quiet period on Instagram.

The 74-year-old British chef has been having a difficult time and feels quite vulnerable following a recent scam.

Rosemary tearfully apologized for being quiet recently, explaining she’d been the victim of a significant scam and had been going through a difficult time.

I won’t go into specifics right now, but things have been really stressful. I’ve actually been scammed twice, which made me feel incredibly vulnerable, and it’s been a difficult experience.

I’ve been keeping quiet lately because, honestly, I’ve been really shaken up. This has hit me harder than I ever expected. I felt terrible about getting caught up in it all, and it’s just been a really difficult time.

Rosemary said she was feeling much better and had adjusted to the situation, but cautioned everyone to be careful.

I just wanted to quickly say that things have been difficult for me lately, and I apologize for being quiet.

She explained in her post that she wanted to share a quick video explaining her recent quietness on social media and a little about what she’s been going through.

Anyone can fall victim to scams, and I hope this serves as a reminder to always be cautious.

Zoe Ball, having experienced scams herself, offered Rosemary her support with a message of love and encouragement online: ‘sending you so much love Rosemary ❤️’

Zoe has spoken out before about scammers, sharing her own experience as a warning to fans. She’s not alone – Rochelle Humes and Rylan Clark have also been targeted by fraudsters.

Last year, Zoe alerted her fans to a scam involving AI-generated images of her face, which fraudsters were using to steal money – in some cases, thousands of pounds.

Zoe reported that scammers are falsely claiming she’s invested in a profitable financial scheme, using fake headlines and articles to spread the lie.

In reality, the fake account is designed to trick people into putting money into a scam crypto website, where the criminals then steal it.

Zoe explained to Helen Skelton and Gethin Jones that she doesn’t use Facebook herself, but many of her listeners had brought a particular story to her attention.

There are posts appearing on Facebook with sensational headlines about Zoe Ball, seemingly designed to attract clicks.

It seems many are referring to this as ‘Apex AI,’ and they’re claiming I’ve profited from an investment in it. Apparently, it’s being reported that I’ve made money through this financial scheme.

I’m also hoping to inspire my followers to participate, and I’ve been getting a lot of messages from people wanting to know if this is legitimate.

Many people have shared their information and then received follow-up calls – likely as part of a scam. I want to be clear that I have no involvement in this, and I’m very worried about people being tricked out of their money.

Rochelle and Rylan recently told journalist Camilla Tominey and viewers of This Morning that they’ve both been targeted by AI fraud multiple times.

Camilla said: ‘Both of you could have their head superimposed onto anything.’

Rochelle responded: ‘Oh oh, that’s happened several times.’

Rylan explained that fake stories are circulating on Facebook, including pictures of him, Rochelle, or Emma Willis in handcuffs with captions implying they were arrested. He questioned where these claims came from, asking when he supposedly got arrested.

Camilla added: ‘This needs to be regulated.’

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2025-10-30 11:34