Binky Felstead is called out by ANOTHER bakery owner who claims she was ghosted by the reality star after making her wedding and birthday cake for free - and says she even refused to pay for her travel

Binky Felstead has been called out by another bakery owner who claims she was ghosted by the reality star after making her wedding and birthday cake for free.

Earlier this week, Reshmi Bennett, 42, who owns luxury cake business Anges de Sucre in London, took to social media to claim Binky's team had requested she make her son Wilder's third birthday cake in exchange for an Instagram post. 

Now another bakery owner has commented on Reshmi's post claiming to have had her own 'free cake' run in with the Made In Chelsea star. 

The owner of Funfetti London shared a lengthy comment detailing how Binky allegedly DMed her in 2021 asking for the baker to make her wedding and birthday cake in exchange for posts to her Instagram account and a mention in her Hello! magazine wedding spread. 

The baker claimed she accepted and made both luxury cakes, with Binky promising to be in touch and tag her on social media - but claims she was later ghosted by the star despite months of trying to reach out. 

She even claimed that when she asked Binky for £75 for travel to transport the cakes to the star's home, she refused and said she wanted 'everything inclusive' as she 'usually charges £2k for a story and £5k for a grid post'.

Commenting on Reshmi's now-viral post, the baker said: 'RESHMIIIIII I WANT TO SCREAM! I actually fell for Binky Felstead's BS back in 2021…

'She reached out to me on Instagram saying how beautiful my cakes were, then told me she was getting married and wanted both a wedding cake AND a birthday cake for her daughter.

'At the time, my cake business was just a side hustle. I was shocked, flattered, and thinking this could be *the* opportunity to grow.

'She took my number, called me straight away, loads of compliments, lots of 'I love this one' and 'that's stunning'… we discussed designs and ideas. Deep down I knew she wanted a freebie in exchange for 'exposure'… but I was younger and naive.'

She continued: 'All I asked was for travel: £25 for the birthday cake and £50 for the wedding cake.

'Her response? "I usually charge £2k for a story and £5k for a grid post… so I'd really want everything inclusive".

'Still… I thought about the promised exposure, mentions, even being featured in Hello magazine… so I agreed. I took an unpaid day off work, turned up to her house on a hot summer's day with 9 layers of sponge and buttercream, and built a full wedding cake in her kitchen.

'At one point I even wondered if the florist, decorators, caterers were all working for "exposure" too… (2021 me was too trusting).'

The baker concluded the post: 'Before I left, she thanked me, said she loved it, promised tags and that her team would be in touch. Tumbleweed. I followed up in July… nothing. Again in October… nothing.

'Finally got a reply: "Not sure how I missed this! I'll get the Hello images and can post it too - send me your invoice!"

'So I did… And guess what? Nadaaaaaaa. BIG lesson learned. Now whenever I hear her name I just cringe. Exposure doesn't pay bills. Ever.'

The Daily Mail has contacted Binky's representatives for comment on the new claim. 

In a now viral post shared on Instagram on Thursday, baker Reshmi shared a collection of screenshots showing exchanges between herself and Binky's team where she was asked for a free bespoke birthday cake and offered 'exposure' as the only form of payment. 

Reshmi has previously hit headlines over her fury at influencers requesting free cakes and her social media is full of posts from the baker making it clear she does not accept 'exposure' as payment.

But it seems her message was missed by Binky - whose personal assistant asked Reshmi to make a cake for her youngest son Wilder's third birthday. 

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Reshmi shared a collection of screenshots showing Binky's team requesting a 'gifted' yellow train cake with an 'Instagram post collaboration' in return.

Reshmi went as far as to make a spoof GoFundMe page asking for donations of £1.4million for the cake - in reference to celebrity Binky's huge online follower count. She is also thought to have a net worth of £1.4million.

Initially when Reshmi shared the screenshots she had redacted Binky's name from the emails - but ultimately named the star in a later post. 

A representative for Binky told the Daily Mail: 'This was a standard contra enquiry from Binky's PA, offering social media exposure in exchange for a birthday cake.

'Binky was not directly involved in these email exchanges, and is currently away on a family holiday. We completely understand that this type of collaboration is not for everyone and respect the decision to decline. 

'It is, however, disappointing to see a private and friendly enquiry shared publicly, and contra deals like this are widely used within this industry and usually mutually beneficial.'

The original form request sent to Reshmi's business read: 'Yellow train cake! We would also be interested in collaborating [redacted] who has 1.4million Instagram followers.'

In response to the request, Reshmi shared she had tried to convert it into a sale as she asked for the client's budget, post code and image references. 

But Binky's team pushed back, replying: 'Thanks for your message. Would you be interested in collaborating on the cake? As in the cake would be gifted in exchange for a story on [redacted]'s Instagram?' 

Rather than opting for a 'sassy' response - which Reshmi said would be her typical approach - she instead expressed her disappointment and referenced Binky's 'wealth' before suggesting it would be a better look for the reality star if she paid. 

Binky's team replied saying she had made 'a valid point about optics' and would speak to the star before coming back to Reshmi on whether they were happy to pay. 

It was at this point that Reshmi took to Instagram to share screenshots of the communication between them. 

She then received a 'disheartened' email from Binky's team after they had seen her post - where they insisted the goal was never to 'grab a free cake'.

They added: 'Binky's Instagram content is hugely focused around her children and she gets a lot of engagement from this sort of content so it can often have a very positive effect on businesses in terms of giving them exposure to audiences they may not be able to reach normally.'

Binky's team finished the email by apologising for getting in contact as 'this sort of partnership is not appreciated by you' and insisting they meant no offence. 

Following the reply from Binky's team, Reshmi created the GoFundMe page with an AI-generated Made In Chelsea-inspired yellow train cake. 

She wrote on the post: 'We recently received a lovely request from the team of Binky Felstead for a very special cake - a yellow train creation for her soon-to-be 3-year-old son.

'We were genuinely thrilled. Children's cakes are some of our favourites to make, and this one sounded like a joy and that too for such a popular reality TV star. However, there was just one small hiccup… the proposed payment method was an Instagram story.

'Now, we completely understand that times are tough, especially for influencers. Binky may well have had to rearrange a sponsored Dubai holiday at short notice and instead travel to the US to spend Easter with her family under much duress.

'We were also reassured that her 1.4million followers are highly engaged, especially when her posts feature her children… because, as we all know, the internet is such a wholesome place with absolutely no creeps at all.

'Unfortunately, our energy supplier is very old fashioned and continues to insist on being paid in actual money rather than exposure or engagement. We did try to explain, but they simply will not accept Instagram tags as legal tender.

'So, in the spirit of collaboration, we thought we'd appeal to Binky's 1.4 million followers. If each person contributed just £1, we could create the most incredible yellow train cake imaginable and also keep our energy supplier happy.'