Bisexual Virgin air hostess, 25, claims bosses forced her to quit after she posted Facebook messages to her lesbian lover saying 'flawless, gorgeous' pop star Rita Ora is like 'a beautiful oil painting'

A Virgin air hostess claims she was forced to quit her job because she posted a comment about Rita Ora online after serving the popstar on a fight.

Charlotte Whittingham told her girlfriend about meeting the Hot Right Now singer, who then went on to write a Facebook status about how lucky she was.

The 25-year-old, from Reading, replied saying Rita was "flawless and gorgeous" and looked like a "beautiful oil painting".

But now the post, which was visible to all their friends, has now cost her her dream job.

Charlotte with her girlfriend Stacey

Her friend told the Sun : "I’m a fan, but I stayed totally professional.

"She was so friendly and gorgeous I thought I’d share it.

"I paid her a compliment — I never thought it would jeopardise my job."

She called her girlfriend Stacey McClean, 29, in tears and told her delete the post but it was too late.

Two weeks later she was contacted by Virgin Atlantic bosses telling her she should resign or face being fired for breaching data protection.

Former The X Factor judge Rita was flying from London to LA with comedian Keith Lemon.

Charlotte had meetings with Virgin Atlantic bosses to try and resolve the situation but was told he was in her interest to quit.

A spokesman for the company told the Sun: "We respect both employee privacy and our customers’ privacy and therefore cannot comment on any specific situations.

"In general, we expect high standards of behaviour from all employees and ensure customer privacy is maintained across the Virgin Atlantic experience."