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Irena Srbinovska says Perth shoe store asked her and daughter to leave
Former reality TV star Irena Srbinovska says a Perth shoe store asked her and her daughter to leave after a disagreement with an employee.
Srbinovska said her two-year-old daughter, Ava, picked up two shoes from a sales rack and handed them to her grandmother to try on.
She said the employee took the shoes from Ava and told her, “Bye bye.”
Srbinovska said she had already told Ava to put the shoes back and felt confused by the encounter.
People online disagreed over whether the employee acted appropriately, with some saying children should not handle store items and others calling the response rude.
Srbinovska and her husband, Locky Gilbert, welcomed Ava in February 2024 after meeting on The Bachelor in 2020.
The account does not say whether the store or employee responded.
Irena Srbinovska says a shoe store in Perth asked her and her two-year-old daughter Ava to leave after Ava picked up shoes from a sales rack.
Srbinovska said Ava was handing the shoes to her grandmother to try on when a store employee took them away and told them to leave.
Srbinovska said the encounter made her uncomfortable and that she was confused by the employee’s response.
Comments on her social media post were divided, with some supporting the store employee and others criticizing the employee’s conduct.
- Who
- Irena Srbinovska and her daughter Ava, who is two. A store employee was also involved.
- What
- Srbinovska says a Perth shoe store asked her and Ava to leave after Ava picked up two shoes.
- When
- Not stated. The story was published on 14 October 2026.
- Where
- A footwear store in Perth, Australia.
- Why
- Srbinovska said Ava picked up the shoes to hand them to her grandmother to try on. The employee objected to Ava handling the items.
People who say children should not handle store items
People who say the employee acted inappropriately
Store items
People who say children should not handle store items
Children should not touch or carry items displayed for sale.
People who say the employee acted inappropriately
Ava was only holding two pairs of shoes and handing them to her grandmother.
Employee's response
People who say children should not handle store items
The store assistant was right to intervene.
People who say the employee acted inappropriately
The employee's conduct was rude or inappropriate.
Srbinovska and Locky Gilbert found love on The Bachelor.
Srbinovska and Gilbert welcomed their first child, Ava.
Srbinovska posted a social media clip about the incident at a Perth footwear store.
The Daily Mail published its report on Srbinovska's account.
- Location
- Perth
- Child
- Ava, two years old
- Items
- Two shoes from a sales rack
- Publication date
- 14 October 2026
- Ava's parents
- Irena Srbinovska and Locky Gilbert
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What people are saying
My toddler was holding two pairs of shoes; she wasn't doing anything with them.
Children should be kept close and not carry / play around in a store with items.
So inappropriate of the sales lady,