Woman outraged at having been told to 'cover-up' at 'family-friendly pub'

A woman has been left outraged after a 'family friendly pub' asked her to cover up her sports bra when she visited with her boyfriend.

Georgia Toomey went to visit her boyfriend at the Tollemache Inn in Grantham, Lincolnshire, having just finished a workout at the gym.

However, the 23-year-old said she felt 'like a piece of dirt' after a staff member asked her to 'cover up', with the duo eventually leaving after they were made to feel uncomfortable in the beer garden.

Georgia, of Grantham, said: "We walked in and I was wearing a gym set, I thought, 'we're only going to Spoons, I don't have to change.'

"But this woman looked me up and down and said I had to zip my top up. She said it was a family-friendly pub. I think it's ridiculous. It's only sports wear and you shouldn't feel like you can't wear it.

"I can wear it in the gym, so why can't I wear it in Wetherspoons? She just wanted me to do it up - which I think is stupid.

"If it was somewhere in London, I would get it - but it's not, it's Spoons in Grantham. You should be able to wear what you want and shouldn't be sexualised in gym wear.

"I would get it if it was a lacey bra or something, but it's not. She looked me up and down like a piece of dirt."

Georgia felt uncomfortable after being told to cover up her sportswear (SWNS)

While Wetherspoons remains beloved as a cheap and cheerful spot to drink across the UK, some of their decisions don't always go down well, with Tim Martin committing to the fact that dogs are banned from entering.

Georgia also made the point that, given Wetherspoons is a common venue for a night out, there are plenty of men and women who have shown off a lot of skin while drinking or eating there.

She added: "It makes me feel like I should be covering up, but I shouldn't be. It's not like I'm big-chested, either - I was showing a bit of cleavage, but that's it.

"I'm sure girls have worn much more revealing stuff in there. It's other people's problem if they are getting affected by a bit of cleavage."

Despite going into a beer garden where 'nobody else was sitting', the female staff member reportedly kept checking that she was covered up and eventually the pair decided to leave.

Georgia made the point that people have shown off far more in some Spoons outfits (SWNS)

Georgia, who was simply wearing Gymshark shorts and a bra, said: "We were sat outside and were going to order on the app, but the woman from the bar, who was about 40 or 50, kept coming outside and looking.

"It made me feel really embarrassed and insecure. We didn't feel comfortable, so we left. But the woman wrote and said she threw us out and wasn't going to serve us, which never happened.

"When I looked online it said you're allowed sports wear."

Wetherspoons spokesman Eddie Gershon told LADbible: "It’s always a matter of fine judgement for pub managers where sportswear is concerned.

“In this case, the customer was asked if she would mind zipping up her gym top to which she kindly agreed.

“She was not asked to leave and is very welcome to return to the pub in the future.”