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MANILA, Philippines. Elayne Peddy, the British tourist who dubbed her trip to the Philippines as her “worst holiday” after being bullied by locals in El Nido, has thanked Filipinos who expressed their support on social media.
According to Peddy, she was called names and singled out by locals because of her skin color, weight, and height during her four-day-trip in El Nido. Aside from the bullying, Peddy also experienced discrimination as some stores and even tricycle drivers charged her double because of her weight. Because of the harassment she experienced, Peddy opted to just stay inside her hotel instead of exploring popular tourist spots.
A tearful Peddy, who happens to be a vlogger, shared her traumatic experience on her YouTube channel Elayne Peddy. “I’ve never felt so unattractive….Whenever I stepped out, I had people pointing, I had people laughing, I had people giving me the most hideous comments ever.”
Although Peddy claimed that she only experienced bullying in El Nido, she revealed on her vlog that she won’t be coming back to the Philippines.
After her video went viral, many Filipinos apologized for the behavior of locals in El Nido. Among them were popular personalities like Mikey Bustos, Daphne Osena-Paez, and Cecile Zamora van Straten.
Overwhelmed by the words of encouragement from numerous Filipinos, Peddy posted a vlog thanking her supporters.
