Influencer accused of running down rival makes heart sign during attempted murder trial

A beauty influencer accused of running down a rival creator in her Mercedes made a heart gesture as she appeared in a British court on charges of attempted murder. 

Gabrielle Carrington, 29, made the sign as she looked in the direction of her friends and family in the public gallery at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Tuesday, days after she allegedly drove her car into 30-year-old influencer Klaudia Zakrzewska following a fight outside a nightclub in the city, BBC News reported.

The former singer with girl group “Miss Dynamix,” who appeared on British show “The X Factor” in 2013, spoke only to confirm her identity as she appeared in court on charges of attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm and drink-driving.

Zakrzewska remains in a life-threatening condition as of Tuesday, according to the Metropolitan Police, after prosecutors said she was “trapped and dragged” under Carrington’s car in the incident outside the Inca nightclub in Central London just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

Chilling video shared on X allegedly shows Carrington and Zakrzewska exchanging blows in the street as a crowd gathers and films.

Suddenly, the footage appears to show Carrington getting in her car and driving into Zakrzewska, hitting two others in the process.

With a sickening crunch, the Mercedes then reverses back over Zakrzewska, whose family was in the court on Tuesday.

In security footage shown in court, Carrington is seen arriving at the scene in her car before having an “altercation” with a man, which allegedly “escalated to involve several other members of the public,” the jury was told.

Carrington was seen returning to her car, which was then captured “immediately moving off and sharply mounting a pavement,” prosecutor Rizwan Amin told the jury.

Polish-born Zakrzewska, who has almost 270,000 followers on Instagram under the handle “klaudiaglam,” was then “trapped and dragged under the vehicle,” Amin said.

Carrington, from Manchester, was almost twice the alcohol limit when she was tested following the shocking incident, Amin said.

Security guard Anoush Chyche, in his 50s, was hit by the car as he unlocked an e-scooter nearby and suffered “life-changing injuries,” while a woman in her 30s, Latisha Armstrong, sustained a wrist injury in the incident,” Amin said.

The scene outside the nightclub was a “melee” with “lots of people shouting” when police arrived,” Amin said.

“The full extent of the incident wasn’t appreciated at the time officers had attended,” Amin said.

The cause of the fight was reportedly an “ongoing dispute with the parties, and the parties were known to each other,” Amin said.

Carrington, who has more than 365,000 Instagram followers under the handle “RIELLEUK,” was remanded in custody ahead of her next scheduled court appearance at the Old Bailey courthouse on May 19.