TV star Bianca Gascoigne has bravely recounted one of the "worst ordeals" of her life as she detailed the alleged abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed on ITV's This Morning. The 37-year-old, who is the adopted daughter of football legend Paul Gascoigne, claimed she was groomed by the former Harrods owner when she was just 16. In a heart-wrenching interview with hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley, Bianca revealed that her role at the prestigious department store, which saw her rise to become a fashion buyer, forced her into frequent contact with Al Fayed.
Bianca spoke openly about the harrowing experiences she endured, saying: "First of all it very much started with grooming, he always wanted to be there for me, very supportive. He told me I was doing very good, unfortunately, he would bring up my dad's illness. "He'd use that because he must of thought I was quite vulnerable.
So he would say he would be the father figure." Describing the escalation of Al Fayed's behaviour, she alleged: "Shortly after it would be like the touching and then obviously leaning in for a kiss," and disclosed the disturbing details: "He put his tongue down my mouth and to be honest how I dealt with it was pretty much like an out-of-body experience," reports the Mirror . The star revealed that the distressing experiences left her feeling "dirty" and "scared" to come forward, struggling to hold back tears.
She explained her silence at the time by saying: "There's a lot of aspects to it and I just felt very very a.
