A BIG Brother star has been slammed for flaunting her Covid lockdown birthday bash with 30 friends in Italy’s worst hit area – the place the bug has killed 22,000.

Italian influencer Elisa de Panicis has adopted within the controversial footsteps of Rita Ora by internet hosting a celebration, with company not carrying masks.

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Elisa de Panicis has followed in the footsteps of Rita Ora by hosting a lockdown-breaking birthday bash

Elisa de Panicis has adopted within the footsteps of Rita Ora by internet hosting a lockdown-breaking birthday bashCredit score: Instagram

Booze and meals flowed on the occasionCredit score: Instagram

The Big brother star was defended by her friends and fans

The Massive brother star was defended by her buddies and followersCredit score: Instagram

Italian influencer Elisa de Panicis has over 1million followers on InstagramCredit score: Newsflash

Elisa, 28, shared pics of the mask-free social gathering at an unique luxurious resort within the centre of Milan on December 1.

The large bash got here regardless of strict lockdown measures presently in place throughout the area of Lombardy.

TGCom2 says that regardless of anti-Covid guidelines banning events and gatherings there was “champagne flowing, [guests at] one lengthy desk and no masks: the pictures she posted on social media sparked controversy”.

Different well-known faces, together with TV stars, fashions and influencers, joined the opulent celebration.

Elisa, a former Grande Fratello – Italy’s model of Massive Brother – participant, shared images of the occasion, at which birthday meals and meals had been served, to her a million Instagram followers.

Nevertheless it coincides with concern about such festivities, with Italians presently debating what number of relations are allowed at Christmas dinner.

Elisa, who has not too long ago travelled again from vacation in Mexico, copped loads of criticism for her blatant rule-flouting.

One Instagram person slated the star, saying: “You do not deserve public healthcare.”

The 28-year-old beauty threw the mask-free party

The 28-year-old magnificence threw the mask-free social gatheringCredit score: Instagram

The popular influencer is famous in Italy after appearing in Big Brother

The favored influencer is known in Italy after showing in Massive BrotherCredit score: Newsflash

Elisa told those who criticised her that being at the hotel was 'not a crime'

Elisa advised those that criticised her that being on the resort was ‘not a criminal offense’Credit score: Instagram

People were left unimpressed by the birthday party

Folks had been left unimpressed by the partyCredit score: Newsflash

She responded to the criticism, writing: “Guys, residing in a resort, so sleeping in a resort shouldn’t be a criminal offense, it’s permissible.

“Clearly dinner was within the resort restaurant. Every participant clearly had a paid room.”

And one pal, Mila Suarez, added: “We revered the foundations: there have been eight of us on two separate tables – on the final [moment] somebody was added.

“We had all achieved the swab for Covid. We’re sorry if we handed the unsuitable message.”

Powerful Covid measures in Lombardy expressly stop events, each indoors and open air, from going down.

Plus, a social distancing rule of no less than one metre is carried out all through the northern area, which has been Italy’s worst hit by the pandemic.

Italy reported a file 993 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, in opposition to 684 on Wednesday.

Guests had taken Covid tests before attending the mask-free bash

Company had taken Covid exams earlier than attending the mask-free bashCredit score: Newsflash

The party was held at a posh Milan hotel

The social gathering was held at a complicated Milan resortCredit score: @elisadepanicis/Newsflash

There are strict lockdown measures in place across the region of Lombardy

There are strict lockdown measures in place throughout the area of LombardyCredit score: Newsflash

Elisa has recently travelled back from holiday in Mexico

Elisa has not too long ago travelled again from vacation in MexicoCredit score: Newsflash

There have been 23,225 new infections as of at this time, in contrast with 20,709 the day gone by, well being bosses mentioned.

The earlier file variety of deaths registered in a single day was 919 on March 27, on the peak of the primary wave of the pandemic.

The primary Western nation hit by the virus, Italy has seen 58,038 coronavirus-related fatalities since its outbreak emerged in February, the second highest toll in Europe after Britain’s.

It has additionally registered 1.6million circumstances so far.

When Italy’s second wave of the epidemic was accelerating quick within the first half of November, hospital admissions had been rising by round 1,000 per day.

Intensive care occupancy was spiking by about 100 day by day.

Rita Ora has provided to pay a £10k positive after throwing an “inexcusable” thirtieth party with 30 friends.

The pop star advised The Solar she is “deeply sorry for breaking the foundations” as she apologised for throwing the lavish bash.

She additionally mentioned on Instagram: “This was a critical and inexcusable error of judgement. Given the restrictions, I realise how irresponsible these actions had been and I take full duty.”