Jessica Rowe fires back at ridiculous Peter Overton claims
Jess Rowe has clapped back at a magazine that claims her marriage to Peter Overton is in "crisis".
The presenter made the "shocking" discovery on the front page of a magazine while walking through the shopping centre, and took to her TikTok account to debunk the wild claims.
The cover of the Woman's Day mag shows paparazzi photos of the couple looking distressed alongside the title: Pete and Jess in Crisis: Why She’s Standing By Him.
“Look at what I learned when I was at the supermarket checkout today,” Rowe said in the opening of the facetious video, which has been viewed more than 40,000 times.
“I was staring back at myself on the front of the magazine … According to the magazine, we are in crisis. I had to open the magazine to discover why I’m standing by Petey – let me tell you why.”
She continued to joke about the “flattering photo” that the tabloid used, where she describes herself as “suitably puffy underneath the eyes”, saying pointedly, “I’m looking like I am in crisis."
She then shows a photo of the full cover story, titled: Pete and Jess: This Won’t Break Us.
“What is going to break us?” Rowe posed. “It turns out, there’s this article all about possible changes to the news that really aren’t based on anything, just some anonymous quotes.”
At the video’s conclusion, she read the final quote provided in the “nonsensical article”.
“‘But whatever happens they’ll come through it all stronger than ever – that’s just the way they are’,” Rowe quoted. “Oh phew, I was reassured reading that standing at the supermarket line that Petey and I, we’re going to come through it. We’re not in crisis.”
The video racked up thousands of likes and comments, with fans of Rowe also condemning the gossip tabloid.
“Sometimes you need a magazine to tell you how you’re feeling,” one commenter quipped.
“It’s like work gossip,” another said. “I generally need to ask people what is going on in my life that I don’t know is happening.”
Image credits: TikTok