Taylor Swift diehard fans lash out at Chris Packham after he criticised star

Chris Packham says he was targeted by obsessed Taylor Swift fans after he criticised the star’s use of private planes.

Taylor reportedly racked up 178,000 miles on her two jets last year during her sold-out globe-trotting Eras Tour.

And Swifties swooped in to defend their favourite.

Campaigner Chris, who has been presenting Autumnwatch specials on The One Show this week, said:

“They’re obsessed with her, aren’t they? It was, ‘Don’t pick on Taylor, go and pick on someone else,’ and ‘Why are you picking on her, she does so much good’.

While she does make charitable gestures, she isn’t very charitable towards the planet and the future of her fans.

When you’re a billionaire, giving millions to charity should be mandatory, let alone something we celebrate.

But setting an example for your fans to ensure their future should be mandatory as well, if you ask me. She’s someone who can exact influence.

You might be using a private jet if you’re the head of a multinational company, but you don’t have millions of followers.

She should be leading by example. She has the capacity to do that because she’s got so many followers.”

In February, Blank Space singer Taylor, 34, threatened legal action against Jack Sweeney, the creator of social media accounts that logged the movements of her jets, one of which she has now sold