Reality star sparks outrage by posing in a bikini made from face masks during coronavirus pandemic

A REALITY star has caused outrage by posing in a 'bikini' made out of face masks.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a shortage of essentials like face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline staff.

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Vanessa Sierra angered her 135,000 Instagram followers by posing in face masks, with two tied as a bikini top and another making her bottoms, in a provocative snap – which led fans to accuse her of being wasteful.

The Aussie Love Island star posed next to her boyfriend Luke Erwin and captioned the pic: “Most people bin their used face masks, we recycle them.”

Commenting on the snap, one fan said: “So people can’t find masks to wear because Vanessa is using them as bikinis.”

“Medical staff is dying due to lack of equipment, such a waste,” another follower fumed.

While a third wrote: “Very controversial post and a bit insensitive to the current times.”

But Vanessa defended the controversial post to news.com.au, insisting they were used masks, destined for the bin.

“I’m not bothered by the comments … when you’re in the public eye people are always quick to attack and judge everything you do,” she said.

“I’m just out here trying to make light of a pretty rough situation for all of us. Most people bin their used face masks, I recycled mine.”

Responding to the backlash in the comments, she added: “They’re literally used, disposable masks guys relax.”

Vanessa recently posted a picture of herself in hospital, urging people to "be careful during these tough times". It's unclear whether she had COVID-19 or not.

She wrote: "I got knocked down hard… but I’m getting back up stronger than ever.

"I have no recollection of the last 4 days except that I woke up in hospital after almost losing my life.

"To everyone out there please be careful and take extra steps to protect yourself during these tough times.

"Remember to never leave your loved ones on bad terms because anything can change in an instant.

"Thank you to my rock for being there for me and I’m forever grateful to still be here".

We previously revealed how a TV anchor posted a bizarre picture wearing nothing but LOO ROLL amid the supermarket shortages.

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