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Published 15:42 16 Dec 2020 GMT
Lottie Moss has taken to Instagram to apologize for saying she was "superspreading Covid" after kissing her friend.
Kate Moss' 22-year-old sister posted an Instagram Live with her two female friends on Saturday, (December 12) - one of whom she kissed.
When a follower watching the stream asked if they were spreading coronavirus, Lottie's friend said in jest: "We're superspreaders", with Lottie herself, adding: "We're superspreading Covid" in a mock-American accent.
She also said, per the Mirror: "Don't let anyone tell you how to act. You're young, fun and you can have the best time and do whatever you want to do."
Check out the moment Lottie said she was "superspreading Covid" after kissing one of her two friends:
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Plenty of people have since taken to Twitter to slam the model's "self-centered" behavior, especially where the Covid relief efforts of the UK's National Health Service is concerned.
Following the backlash on social media, Lottie took to her Instagram Story to apologize for her behavior. She referred to herself as "young and dumb" and said she should have been "more careful" with how she expressed herself online.
Lottie wrote in full:
"I just wanted to come on here and say I am so sorry for saying I was a super spreader. Someone in the live popped up saying those words and I repeated them as a joke because I am not and would never condone spreading a virus as serious as this.
"I was out for dinner with four friends, three of which are in the same household and under the government guidelines - as I live alone - I am allowed a support bubble of four.
"I understand this has upset and offended a lot of people and I want to apologise for making such an insensitive joke. I am still young and dumb and learning.
"I sometimes forget that I am a public figure and during these crazy and uncertain times I should have been more careful with my words."
Related video - Check out this interview Lottie's older sister Kate Moss did with Vogue:
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