Beauty Founder Apologizes After Being Caught on Camera Calling Fellow Hotel Guest Vile Slurs
Beauty Founder Apologizes After Being Caught on Camera Calling Fellow Hotel Guest Vile Slurs
Charna FlamTue, September 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM UTC
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Linda StinsonCredit: Linda Stinson/Instagram -
Linda Stinson was recorded arguing with a man, calling him slurs and threatening him, at a hotel in Moville, Ireland
The Bellamianta Beauty founder issued an apology on Monday, Sept. 7, and acknowledged that her language was unacceptable
“I recognise that my words have caused hurt and distress, and I am deeply sorry,” the Irish beauty brand owner said
Bellamianta Beauty owner Linda Stinson is apologizing after a video of herself saying a slur and threatening someone’s life at a hotel in Ireland went viral.
“Many of you will have seen the video footage of me published by the media at the weekend,” Stinson, 43, began in a Monday, Sept. 7, Instagram post.
“I want to sincerely apologise for the language I used. It was inappropriate and entirely unacceptable. I recognise that my words have caused hurt and distress, and I am deeply sorry,” she wrote.
“I take full responsibility for my actions and am committed to learning from this experience,” she continued. “I am truly sorry.”
Linda Stinson’s apologyCredit: Linda Stinson/Instagram
In the viral video, Stinson was seen in a heated conversation with a man at the Redcastle Hotel in Moville, Ireland, after an argument over their clothing, the Belfast Telegraph reported.
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After the man asked Stinson why she was still talking to him, she replied, “Shut your mouth. I will kill you,” per a video of the incident published by the Telegraph.
Linda StinsonCredit: Linda Stinson/Facebook
Stinson also told the man to “Go and f--- yourself,” and called him a “f---ing rod” and a “f---ing scumbag,” per the video. After the man asked why she was still talking to him, Stinson responded with more curses and a derogatory term for the disabled. She also reportedly denied pushing the man.
Linda StinsonCredit: Linda Stinson/TikTok
In 2015, Stinson founded Bellamianta, a beauty brand that focuses on luxury tanning, skincare, and cosmetics, according to the official site. She also founded Iconic Bronze, a tanning beauty company, in 2017. Bellamianta and Iconic Bronze were on track to reach £11 million (about $14 million) in sales in 2025, Irish outlet Business Plus reported in August 2025.
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PEOPLE reached out to Bellamianta for comment.
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