Sam Faiers shares an Anne Frank quote alongside a glam Instagram photo of herself as she urges her followers to ‘stay positive’ during lockdown
Sam Faiers has been criticised by some of her Instagram followers after sharing an Anne Frank quote alongside a glam photo.
The Mummy Diaries star posted a photo of herself lounging on her bed in a green jumpsuit on Thursday morning, alongside the quote: ‘What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet’.
The quote is attributed to Anne Frank, the Jewish diarist who died during the Holocaust.
Slammed: Sam Faiers has been criticised by some of her Instagram followers after sharing an Anne Frank quote alongside a glam photo
Anne posthumously gained fame with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl which detailed her and her family’s two years in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Sam added the hashtags ‘#annefrank #staypositive #focusonthegood’ to her Instagram post.
The reality star was slammed in the comments for her use of the quote alongside the photo and hashtags with one follower pointing out: ‘Yet poor Anne died at just 15 in a concentration camp.’
‘Was just thinking this,’ wrote another follower in reply.
Famous quote: The Mummy Diaries star posted a photo of herself lounging on her bed in a green jumpsuit on Thursday morning, alongside the quote: ‘What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet’
Others praised Sam though for her postive outlook, with one fan writing:
‘I haven’t heard this quote before but I LOVE it! So important to look forward rather than dwell on past or present too much… especially in 2020.’
‘Real talk! ❤️❤️❤️ Beautiful!’ agreed another.
Sam’s mother Suzie Wells, who also stars on her hit ITVBe show The Mummy Diaries gushed: ‘Beautiful girl.’
The Diary of Anne Frank has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into 70 languages.
Critique: The quote is attributed to Anne Frank, the Jewish diarist who died during the Holocaust, as one of Sam’s followers soon pointed out
Fan: Others praised Sam though for her postive outlook, with one fan writing: ‘I haven’t heard this quote before but I LOVE it!
Positive comments: ‘Real talk! ❤️❤️❤️ Beautiful!’ agreed another follower of the ex TOWIE star
Sweet: Sam’s mother Suzie Wells, who also stars on her hit ITVBe show The Mummy Diaries gushed: ‘Beautiful girl’
It has been included in lists of the best books of the 20th century while the Amsterdam building where Anne and seven others hid for two years draws over a million visitors each year.
Spending 1942 to 1944 hiding in an annex concealed behind a bookcase in the building where Anne’s father, Otto Frank worked, Anne wrote a daily diary.
In August 1944 the eight were arrested by the Gestapo and transported to concentration camps.
In October or November 1944, Anne and her sister, Margot, were transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they died a few months later.
Diary: The Diary of Anne Frank, which the teenager wrote while in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, has sold more than 30 million copies