By
Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:35 PM on 15th March 2011
Socialite: Peaches Geldof has been accused of stealing a dress
Peaches Geldof has denied stealing a dress from a London clothes shop
Staff at the Three Amigos store in Camden Town claimed that the
garment disappeared after the 22-year-old TV presenter visited last
week.
It is thought that owners of the shop, which sells
skater-style clothing, tried to contact Miss Geldof when they were
unable to find the £70 dress, but called police yesterday after receiving no
reply.
However, a spokesperson for the 22-year-old presenter said she was nowhere near the shop when the incident was alleged to have happened.
The spokeswoman said in a statement: ‘She’s not been contacted by the police and was actually doing a voice-over at the alleged time of the alleged incident.
‘Peaches knows nothing about this incident, which she strenuously denies.’
And the shop boss, who declined to be identified, said he was keen to avoid any arguments.
He said: ‘I don’t want to get sued – I just want my money back.’
Geldof was apparently collected from her home at 1.15pm on March 4th and taken to a voiceover studio in Southwark, where she consequently spent two-and-a-half hours.
It is thought detectives are still planning to talk to the socialite – daughter of Boomtown Rats star Sir Bob Geldof and his late wife Paula Yates.
The claims are the latest in a long line of shoplifting allegations for the socialite – though she has always been exonerated.
Missing dress: The Three Amigos in Camden
In March 2008, she was accused of leaving the Victim store near Carnaby Street with a £500 dress she had not paid for.
After
store staff realised it was missing, they phoned her management firm
and Miss Geldof returned to the shop and apologised, saying it had been a
‘simple misunderstanding’.
In 2007, she was accused of taking
clothes from a photoshoot, and in October 2006 she was stopped at Urban
Outfitters in Kensington High Street on suspicion of shoplifting a coat.
She was allowed to leave after paying for the item.
Jobs: Geldof has worked as a model for the likes of Miss Ultimo, a lingerie brand from Ultimo, and as a TV presenter
In April 2009, Miss Geldof was wrongly accused of stealing an item of
clothing from east London shop Luna & Curious, where staff claimed
she had been behaving ‘atrociously’.
She bought a number of garments but
was later stopped by the owner who accused her of taking one without
paying. She insisted it was an honest mistake and returned it.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said today: ‘It is alleged that on
March 4 a woman stole a dress from a shop in Camden. Officers are
investigating the alleged theft.
‘No arrest has been made at this stage.’
Diamonds
are a girl’s best friend: Peaches Geldof posted a picture of a diamond
ring given to her by her boyfriend for her birthday to Twitter yesterday
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