TV star Noel Edmonds has been accused of sacking 17 workers with just one day’s notice – because he was seen posing in unusual shoes.
Furious staff claim they were “taken aback” when the former Swap Shop host, 75, closed his New Zealand pub and winery for their winter.
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Noel Edmonds has been accused of firing 17 workers from his New Zealand winery and pub, pictured wearing two different shoes on the Isle of ManCredit: Facebook
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Noel has laid off staff at his River Haven vineyard and Bugger Inn pub in Ngatimoti
Noel and third wife Liz have since flown to the UK, and yesterday a photo emerged of him wearing two different shoes on the Isle of Man.
He was beaming as he clutched an ice cream at the Laxey Beach Stop Cafe – seemingly oblivious to his footwear blunder.
But laid-off staff at his vineyard in River Haven and the Bugger Inn pub in Ngatimoti were less fortunate.
One said: “Emotions are very high.
“It came out of the blue. We had a meeting the week before where Noel asked for our ideas for the winter.
“On Saturday, April 27, at 4 p.m. one of the managers took a group of us into the back room and said, ‘Tomorrow is your last day.’ We never saw Noel.”
Another said they were kicked out of his pub while drowning their sorrows.
They claimed: “We were told by the venue manager that we would all have a drink at the Bugger Inn that night using our tip money.
“I think we had one round when another one of Noel’s bosses told us to go.
“He said, ‘Get the hell out, none of you are welcome here.’
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“The next day Noel turned up and made jokes but there was no apology. Nobody was told anything about future work. It’s disgusting.”
Former Deal or No Deal presenter Noel, worth around £85million, moved to New Zealand in 2019 with former make-up artist Liz Davies.
They started a network of radio stations near Auckland before moving to remote Ngatimoti in 2022.
Another former worker said: “Before all this it was actually great and Noel and Liz were brilliant. We would all have group hugs in the morning and every night. We were so close, that’s why it’s so sad.”
River Haven’s website says staff are taking a “well-earned break” over the winter, citing expansion plans.
Noel has been contacted for comment.
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