Revealed: The osteopathy student 'who told his Bumble date she was a 5 or 6 who should go to the gym' - but claims his account was hacked by his 'drunk friends'
- Samantha Drain, 23, a dance teacher from Kent, met Michael on the Bumble app
- He sent her a photo of a woman telling her she should aspire to look like her
- He also told her she was a 'five or six out of 10' while boasting that he was a 10
- Speaking today Michael apologised for the messages he said a friend had sent
- Miss Drain, who is newly single, said the exchange had knocked her confidence
A man branded 'disgusting' after telling a dance teacher to lose weight before he would date her is now claiming his account was hacked by his friends.
Michael Blanchard messaged Samantha, 23, on dating app Bumble telling her he was a 10 out of 10 but described her as a 'five or six'.
The graduate from the British School of Osteopathy in London then sent her a photograph of another woman and said she should aspire to look like her.
His behaviour left the London teacher upset but prompted outrage with hundreds describing him as 'vile' and 'disgusting'.
Tonight Mr Blanchard said the messages were 'funny' and at worst 'insulting' and he blamed his friends for sending the messages while allegedly 'highly intoxicated'.
Pictured: Michael Blanchard branded himself a '10 out of 10' while calling Samantha, 23, a 'five or a six'
Mr Blanchard has insisted he did not send the messages but claimed it was a friend
But Mr Blanchard's story hasn't washed with everyone, with some on social media now branding him a 'liar'.
One Facebook user wrote: 'Anybody else think this is just blame transferring??'
With another posting: 'What a liar. If this is true then get new friends.'
Speaking to The Tab, Mr Blanchard said: 'They were mostly funny and harmless but in this case it was extremely rude, belittling and insulting.
'I had no control over those messages that were sent through my account and had I seen what was written, would absolutely have stopped them from being sent.
'That being said, it was an irresponsible position to put myself into and what we were doing was completely stupid and has resulted in a really sweet girl being disrespected by dumb actions.'
Dance teacher Samantha Drain was devastated when she received the upsetting message from the man named Michael
Michael told the 23-year-old he thought she was a 'five or six out of 10' while he was a 'ten out of ten'
His behaviour left the London teacher upset and prompted outrage with hundreds describing him as 'vile' and 'disgusting'
During the exchange Mr Blanchard said Miss Drain seemed the 'desperate waiting type' and he would only consider having sex with her if she improved her physique.
Miss Drain, who is newly single, said the exchange had knocked her already fragile confidence.
She had received the message at a Christmas party which 'ruined' her night.
Mr Blanchard posted a picture of another woman and wrote: 'Hey Sam, I can call you Sam right???
'So you see the girl in the pic? That's what you could look like if you put a tiny bit of effort out in the gym, thank me later.
'So when you look even the tiniest bit like her I'll consider meeting up with you but at the moment it's no way hosay, anyways sorry, YES of course I can make it [sic].'
Mr Blanchard said Miss Drain seemed the 'desperate waiting type' during the exchange
Miss Drain responded in shock: 'I'm sorry but how f*****g dare you.'
But Mr Blanchard then followed her reply with several spelling and grammatical errors, saying: 'How f*****g dare I?
'Well SAM! I'll tell you how... So I'm not gunna lie I'm a 10/10 and your clearly a 5 at a push 6 so with my advice I could push you to a 7 which would make me want to smash your back doors in. But at the moment it's a no, sorry babe but mike pumper has to move on!
'When your looking tip top I'll let you know, you look like the desperate waiting type so I'll hold you to that, Thanks, Love Mike [sic].'
The inappropriate messages knocked Miss Drain's confidence and she admits she doesn't know if she will continue to use the app
Miss Drain, who posted the screenshots on social media, said: 'I have only recently become single and I am not the most confident person. It takes a lot for me to get the courage to just say hello to someone.
'It is just really upsetting for anyone to be spoken to like that.
'I let him add me on Facebook and he started following me on Instagram, which is how he saw all my photos. We did have conversations about meeting up but I still didn't know him well enough. We all have our own insecurities and he was just throwing them in face.'
Miss Drain reported Mr Blanchard to Bumble and has blocked him on all social media.
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