TV presenter and journalist Mariella Frostrup has shared her unpleasant experience on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train journey after a holiday in Devon. Mariella worked for Channel 4 in the 1980s and has since presented for ITV and the BBC , plus has appeared on the likes of Have I Got News for You and even popped up in Absolutely Fabulous. Despite having a first class ticket, Mariella was forced to sit on the floor outside the loo during the two-hour journey from Tiverton Parkway to Paddington.
The 61-year-old TV star was returning to London after a wellness retreat and had splashed out on a first class ticket. However, she found herself without a seat for the journey and took to social media to share her ordeal. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter , she vented: "New lows for @GWRHelp A first class advance ticket buys you a seat on floor outside the toilet in a train where it's standing room from front to rear.
.. I'm getting back in my car!" Despite having a first class ticket booked in advance, Mariella found herself without a seat.
An hour and half into her journey, she posted another snap of herself working on the floor. Sharing a picture of her laptop resting on her bag and kneeling on a newspaper, Mariella wrote: "Is photo proof @gwrhelp that I've just sat on the floor from Tiverton Parkway to Paddington DESPITE holding a first class ticket?" reports Devon Live . "I've just been told (after queuing at your Padd tix office for 15 mins) that I need to write and requ.