Influencer Jess Hunt reveals the truth about her Eiffel Tower Instagram post
EXCLUSIVE: Model breaks her silence on Eiffel Tower ‘editing fail’ that went viral around the world – and insists her bizarre post ‘wasn’t Photoshopped’ despite several telling clues
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Influencer Jess Hunt has responded to allegations she Photoshopped herself in front of the Eiffel Tower in an Instagram post that went viral earlier this week.
The British model was accused of doctoring a video and photos of herself posing in a skimpy dress on the Pont d’Iéna, the bridge that leads to the world-famous Parisian landmark.
When contacted for comment by Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday, Jess stood her ground and insisted the post was genuine.
Having her say: Influencer Jess Hunt has responded to allegations she Photoshopped herself in front of the Eiffel Tower in an Instagram post that went viral earlier this week
‘These pictures weren’t Photoshopped; I was genuinely there,’ she said. ‘I even have a video on the Instagram post of me in front of the Eiffel Tower.’
In her video, which was uploaded on Monday, Jess appeared to strut down the middle of the busy road as the Eiffel Tower twinkled in the background.
But eagle-eyed sleuths soon noticed several telling clues that suggested she’d actually superimposed her body in front of the scene.
Speaking out: ‘These pictures weren’t Photoshopped; I was genuinely there,’ she told Daily Mail Australia. ‘I even have a video on the Instagram post of me in front of the Eiffel Tower’
‘One of my fave cities,’ Jess wrote in her caption, adding three twinkling emojis.
Poking fun at what many believed to be an obvious editing fail, ‘snark’ account Celeb Spellcheck re-shared Jess’ post along with the caption: ‘Virtual tourist.’
Celeb Spellcheck’s followers were quick to roast the influencer for her supposed faux pas, with one commenting: ‘I too travel with Photoshop.’
Look closer: The British model, who has one million Instagram followers, was accused of Photoshopping herself onto the Pont d’Iéna, the bridge that leads to the Eiffel Tower in Paris
From Paris, with love: ‘One of my fave cities,’ she wrote in her caption, adding three twinkling emojis
Others pointed out the so-called embarrassing mistakes in Jess’ post, with several claiming the lack of shadows made it look like she was in front of a green screen.
‘She’s literally got no shadow anywhere,’ one follower wrote, while another added: ‘Her feet are floating.’
Others noticed that Jess’ body appeared unnaturally crisp in the footage and that her feet seemed out of proportion compared to the lines on the road.
Burn: Poking fun at what many believed to be an obvious editing fail, Instagram ‘snark’ account Celeb Spellcheck re-shared Jess’ post along with the caption: ‘Virtual tourist’
Roasted: Celeb Spellcheck’s followers were quick to roast the influencer for her supposed faux pas, with one commenting: ‘I too travel with Photoshop’
New Zoom background? Others pointed out the so-called embarrassing mistakes in Jess’ post, with several claiming the lack of shadows made it look like she was in front of a green screen
Sheer daring: Some fans also claimed that Jess’ calm demeanour was a giveaway, given the acute risk she could have been hit by a car
‘The scale of her foot against the lane print [laughing emoji]’, one wrote.
Some fans also claimed that Jess’ calm demeanour was a dead giveaway, given the acute risk she could have been hit by a car mid-strut.
Ironically, Jess once made headlines after she complained about being embroiled in a ‘catfishing’ scandal.
Posting to Twitter in 2017, Jess revealed she’d found a glamorous image of herself modelling a green dress had been altered to show someone else’s face on her body.
Reposing the image, Jess wrote: ‘OH MY GOD, that is my body and my house but who’s face is that? Catfish game is getting silly.’
Fancy that! Ironically, Jess once made headlines after she complained about being embroiled in a ‘catfishing’ scandal. Posting to Twitter in 2017, Jess revealed she’d found a glamorous image of herself modelling a green dress had been altered to show someone else’s face
Despite being horrified that her image had been stolen, Hunt admired the seamless Photoshopping at work, saying her image was ‘like art’.
Catfishing normally refers to stealing an entire image, often to try and attract online dates by pretending to be someone who a person might deem more physically attractive.
In this instance, though, it was just Jessica’s body that was used. The model had originally posed in the sparkly green frock five week ago, striding up and down in her kitchen in a video on Instagram.
Some were perhaps a little cynical however, with one user suggesting that the image, which has been re-posted by the company that designed her dress, might be enjoying their moment in the spotlight.
‘Gorgeous dress, Perfect PR’, the user wrote.
Outraged: Reposing the image (pictured), Jess wrote: ‘OH MY GOD, that is my body and my house but who’s face is that? Catfish game is getting silly’. Left is the real image of Jess, right is the ‘catfish’ image
