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FURIOUS victims of Arthur Collins's brutal acid attack have slammed his ex Ferne McCann saying she is "cashing in on their misery" after she released a TV show about her pregnancy.
Viewers watched the TOWIE star sob last night on Ferne McCann: First Time Mum as she described her life since Collins's arrest as "hell, absolute hell."
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Two victims caught up in the horror have now expressed their opinion on the show and accused the star of "completely disrespecting" them.
Phoebe Georgiou, 23, blasted: "How can she say she's suffering when she doesn't have to live with these physical and mental scars forever?
"This is all so fresh and it's like rubbing salt on an open wound.
"She has disregarded our feelings. We are the real victims."
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Moment of Arthur Collins acid attack in London nightclub caught on CCTV
Ferne, gave birth to Collins's baby, Sunday, last month and ITVBe viewers were given an insight into how she has been coping since splitting from the thug.
Fashion student Phoebe, 23, told Sun Online: "At least give us the respect and consideration of not releasing the show until sentencing is over.
"We have been through enough without this adding to our anxieties. She's making money from our misery.
"I just burst into tears when I found out she was doing it. I even complained to ITV.
"I would maybe understand her doing it months after the sentencing because it's her job to expose herself but why do it now?
"Since April 17 my life changed and was put on hold. I have to live everyday remembering the trauma and pain that I went through and still go through.
"I have to look in the mirror everyday and see what damage he has caused."
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Phoebe isn't the only victim to slam Ferne for the show, which showed her giving birth and later sobbing as she spoke of life as a single mother.
One, who asked not to be named over fears of a backlash from the reality TV star's fans, told Sun Online: "How can she sit there and say it's hell?
"She's not blind, or plastered in scars like some of us. She's making money out of this, it's all just me, me, me.
"Every time her face pops up, I think of Arthur Collins.
"It's not her fault, but she's not gone onto TV and said sorry to the victims.
"She put someone like him in the spotlight."
A source close to Ferne denied she was profiting from the attack.
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Collins was convicted last month of carrying out an acid attack at a Dalston nightclub.
The horrifying events of that night were one of Britain's worst ever acid attacks, with more than a dozen innocent revellers injured.
Phoebe was celebrating her birthday when Collins launched the substance over crowds on the packed dancefloor.
She said: "I looked up and I could literally see thick liquid just flying through the air and it was steaming.
"I thought 'What is this? Is this a terrorist attack? What's happening?'
"It was toxic. I couldn't breathe, it was choking my airways and I looked down and my top was sizzling through to my skin.
"I felt liquid drench my entire chest and arm and it burnt through my chest. It started eating my skin."
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After Collins was found guilty, Ferne visited him in prison with Sunday - telling the thug "this is the last time you'll see us."
She said in a statement after Collins was convicted: "Ferne's thoughts are of course with the innocent people caught up in the events at Mangle last April. No-one should ever be faced with violence on a night out.
"Having given birth a month ago, Ferne is focusing on being the best mother she can be.
"She long ago accepted that she would be doing this alone and is determined to provide the best possible future for her daughter."
Collins is due to be sentenced on December 19.
A spokesperson for ITV said: “Ferne McCann: First Time Mum was about the trials and tribulations of becoming a parent for the first time and the focus of the programme was very much on Ferne McCann and her family and friends during her pregnancy, and not her ex-partner.”
Ferne's people refused to comment.
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