Louise Thompson has called out ‘shameless’ influencers for distracting from sporting events by taking photos during play on her latest podcast episode.The influencer, 36, had her say on the trend of celebrities being invited to prestigious events, where tickets are typically hard to come by, and taking advantage.Speaking on her podcast He Said, She Said with her fiance Ryan Libbey, the couple criticised other influencers who attend events such as Wimbledon or the Grand Prix and ‘don’t care’ about the sport.The couple commented on the frustration that ‘real fans’ must feel being left out and unable to obtain a ticket, as those attending for free through a brand invite shift the focus away from the sport itself.Ryan, 35, weighed in and said he recently attended the F1 at Silverstone but found that he was distracted by people taking photos in front of branding boards. He said: ‘I don’t know if it’s always been this way. But race day, Sunday at Silverstone. It became so much less about the race. Louise Thompson has called out ‘shameless’ influencers for distracting from sporting events by taking photos during play on her latest podcast episode The influencer, 36, had her say on the trend of celebrities being invited to prestigious events, where tickets are typically hard to come by, and taking advantage (pictured at Wimbledon)’It felt like no one was watching the f***ing race. Everyone was just like in their corners doing pretty little photos against branding.’I tried to not look at that. Because I’m not here to look at that or gawp at pretty people, but it was somewhat distracting. ‘Because truthfully these people couldn’t give two s***s about the brand that they were with or the race that they were watching. They couldn’t tell you any positioning on the grid. They can’t tell you what’s happening.”’I’ve always questioned is it just a case of profile and numbers, are you just trying to get exposure through the platforms. Which ultimately probably yes. There are some people there who would give their left nut to be in this hospitality box. At least show some interest.’Louise, who did attend Wimbledon this year with a brand but says she is a genuine tennis fan, said that she does think there has been public backlash against the growing trend of hoards of influencers being invited to such events.She said: ‘I think there has been some, some backlash now from the public. I don’t know if it’s necessarily F1 or Wimbledon.’I know that the tickets are so hard to come by people that are genuinely really invested in the sport aren’t able to go. And it probably is very frustrating for them seeing lots of pictures of everybody that they follow online going for free.’ Louise, who did attend Wimbledon this year with a brand but says she is a genuine tennis fan, said that she does think there has been public backlash against the growing trend of hoards of influencers being invited to such events (pictured at Wimbledon) Ryan, 35, weighed in and said he recently attended the F1 at Silverstone but found that he was distracted by people taking photos in front of branding boardsIn tennis, Louise said it is particularly annoying when people opt to take pictures during play, when fans are trying to concentrate on watching the game.She said: ‘I guess the not cool side of it, and where it gets embarrassing. I went to this Hurlingham tennis thing a couple of weeks before and there were some people that were standing up and taking photos a lot whilst they were playing. Like obstructing the view and that’s shameless.”’It used to be really infrequent that you’d see this, we’ve been in this game a long time, but we’ve always been quite shy about taking pictures. Sometimes someone sat behind will offer to take a picture of us and we’ll be like jackpot. But the whole standing up thing, it takes a lot of courage.’The people who go up to the middle channel and get these amazing photos. When it’s everywhere, it does become distracting from the sport. Obviously the older generation absolutely hate it, which I do get.’