Will Celeb Spellcheck's identity finally be exposed? A Current Affair investigation threatens to lift the lid on Australia's 'gossip girl'
A Current Affair is threatening to expose the identity of the woman behind popular Instagram gossip account Celeb Spellcheck, just days after the page was deleted.
The Channel Nine program will air its investigation on Wednesday, and a promo suggests that the mystery 'gossip girl' behind the profile will also be unmasked.
'Hashtag #fail! Celebs, sports stars, even mums - outed for their silly social media mistakes. But who's Australia's mystery gossip girl?' a voice-over declares, as examples of Celeb Spellcheck's most controversial posts flash on screen.
Exposé: A Current Affair is threatening to expose the identity of the woman behind popular Instagram gossip account Celeb Spellcheck. Pictured: A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw
Australian mummy blogger Olivia White is then shown scrolling through Instagram on her computer.
Olivia, who was once exposed by Celeb Spellcheck for mistaking a capsicum for a cucumber, tells the camera: 'Being anonymous is a big cop-out.'
The owner of Celeb Spellcheck has never revealed her name, but has offered bits of biographical information in her Q&As - including that she is a Melbourne woman in her late twenties who has a 'nine-to-five corporate job'.
Not impressed: Olivia White (pictured) who was once exposed by Celeb Spellcheck for mistaking a capsicum for a cucumber, tells the camera: 'Being anonymous is a big cop-out'
Celeb Spellcheck began a few years ago as an account making fun of poor spelling on sponsored Instagram posts, but has since become a platform for holding influencers to account for their lies and irresponsible behaviour.
Because of its controversial content, the account has attracted criticism from a number of influencers, with the likes of Skye Wheatley and Tayla Damir accusing the page of 'bullying' them by pointing out their spelling mistakes.
The page was recently slammed by Kate Burridge, a Professor of Linguistics at Monash University, who claimed that correcting poor spelling was an example of 'linguistic bigotry'.
'Linguistic prejudices just seem to be accepted': Meanwhile, the account was recently slammed by Kate Burridge, a Professor of Linguistics at Monash University, who claimed that correcting influencers' poor spelling was an example of 'linguistic bigotry' (stock photo)
'Linguistic prejudices just seem to be accepted without challenge,' Ms Burridge told MTV Australia in March.
'You get this, whether it's conscious or unconscious discrimination against these speakers of non-standard dialects and low-status accents,' she added.
Ms Burridge said that pointing out spelling mistakes is 'very harmful' and 'arrogant', because doing so implies that 'my language is pure and yours isn't'.
'Wallah': The account previously made headlines when it shared this screenshot of model Elyse Knowles misspelling 'voilà' as 'wallah'. The gaffe went viral in December when it was picked up by U.S. social media sensation Joshua Ostrovsky, a.k.a. The Fat Jewish
The post that spelled disaster: Celeb Spellcheck mocked Tayla Damir (right) for misspelling the word 'tournament' back in January. Pictured with her boyfriend, AFL player Nathan Broad
However, the admin has denied bullying the influencers she features on the account, saying: 'This page is meant to be lighthearted and fun. I have definitely posted things in the past that I'm not proud of, but I do try to never cross the line.'
The account previously made headlines when it shared a screenshot of model Elyse Knowles misspelling 'voilà' as 'wallah'.
The gaffe went viral in December when it was picked up by U.S. social media sensation Joshua Ostrovsky, a.k.a. The Fat Jewish.
What? Model Natasha Oakley (pictured) was also roasted in January for posting an unintelligible caption on Instagram
Celeb Spellcheck was deleted on Monday, a day after the anonymous admin announced the page had become become 'too big and powerful' to enjoy anymore.
'After weighing up many options, the time has come for me to say goodbye to Celeb Spellcheck,' the account's owner wrote on Sunday.
'This account has become too big, too powerful and too time consuming for me to enjoy running it anymore.'
End of an era: Celeb Spellcheck permanently deleted its account on Monday (stock photo)
The page, which shares user-submitted gossip and mocks D-list celebrities for their typographical errors, went on say the farewell was by choice.
'There is no scandalous reason behind this decision - I'm not being threatened, sued or controlled in any way,' they wrote.
'I will be permanently deleting the account tomorrow.'
Celeb Spellcheck went on to thank its 165,000 followers, writing: 'Thank you so much to everyone who has followed and supported the page.'
Farewell: 'There is no scandalous reason behind this decision - I'm not being threatened, sued or controlled in any way,' the account's admin wrote
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