Love Island’s Liberty Poole issues stark warning after uncomfortable moment with tradesman while alone in her house
LIBERTY Poole has sent out a stark warning to fans after a tradesman called out to her house was inappropriate towards her.
The 25-year-old posted a video on TikTok, explaining that she had been forced to call pest control after dealing with ants in her home.
However, she noted that women need to “be careful and trust their gut” as she went on to detail the man’s comments towards her, leaving her uncomfortable in her own home.
She told her followers: “So on the way out – I was on my own because my boyfriend got a doctor’s appointment today, so he’s not in the house – he [the tradesman] was saying things to me like, ‘do you live on this house on your own? How much is this house worth? What do you do?’
“Like, really inappropriate questions off the bat, which I thought was a bit awkward.”
However, Liberty added she “drew the line” when he got more personal.
“It was me and this guy in the house, and I was like, paying him at the time so he could just get out my house and leave, please go, just trying to be amicable.
“And then he asked this really inappropriate question. Was basically like, ‘what do you use for your boobs so I can get it to my wife?’
“After that, I drew the line. I was like, this isn’t an appropriate question. Please leave the house. Please leave.”
Liberty added that she contacted the company, who suspended the man in question, but was left shaken as it reminded her of another time when a man followed her when she went to collect a parcel.
“I should have trusted my gut and asked the security guard to walk me to the car, but I didn’t,” she said. “I just like, left it. I’m walking to the car, which is quite far down this road, this dark road.
“It’s like 10pm at night, the car comes around the corner, follows me all the way, knowing that I didn’t want the attention, knowing that I got help because of the way he was being, still followed me, and I just had this adrenaline kick in.
“I just was like, leave me alone. Like, I actually think I swore as well, it’s not likely, but like, my adrenaline just kicked in at this point because I didn’t know what to do.
“After that, I sat in my car, and there was this bunch of guys that come after he left, and like, just kind of stared at me from in there, in the car, and I was so shook up, but all I could do was go home to an empty flat and an empty house on my own, because, again, it’s like my family live abroad. I can tell them, but they can’t do anything about it.”
As she spoke, the message about her read: “Please be careful. Vet companies properly and trust your gut. This is a post to bring awareness to support groups you can call if you’re a young girl living on your own.”
Fans were quick to flood Liberty with support, with women sharing their own uncomfortable interactions with tradesmen when living by themselves.
“Sick of this happening to women all over and in every and any environment. It’s so sad and shouldn’t be happening,” wrote one.
“Had super similar in a taxi when I was drunk on the way home, he refused to drop me off before my SOBER friend then when alone asked me super inappropriate questions, I was so scared,” said another.
“I had a scare with a tradesman recently,” noted a third. “It’s really scary realising how vulnerable you actually are, in your own home alone with a bigger and stronger man who might not have good intentions.”
“I’m so sorry you went through that. No one should have to take preventative measures to be safe especially in their own home,” wrote a fourth.
“You truly cannot trust anyone. Sounds like he was trying to figure out if you’d be alone for long. Hope you’re okay babe.”
“I’m so sorry this happened to you, this shouldn’t happen to ANYONE. Hopefully this gets resolved but it shouldn’t be a thing in the first place,” wrote a fifth.
“Everyone should be able to have a service done without being persecuted or being made to feel unsafe especially in your own home.”