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A personal trainer was left “humiliated” after allegedly being asked to leave a branch of Costa because she was wearing a sports bra and leggings.

Davina Ward, 35, said she visited the coffee shop branch in Sutton High Street, south west London, immediately after a ninja skills class when a staff member “asked her to cover up”.

Ms Ward, from Kensington, who was wearing leggings and a sports bra, claims she was told she would have to leave the shop if she did not dress more appropriately.

With no other clothes to put on, Ms Ward said she left the branch and was given £8 to spend another time after asking for a refund.

The personal trainer then visited a branch of Starbucks and Nandos where she said she encountered no problems.

@SunTzu00 @CostaCoffee complained to Costa and they gave me £8 to spend there. Humiliation is clearly not worth much — Davina Ward (@davinawfitness) August 27, 2015

She posted on Twitter: “I sat in Starbucks after Costa threw me out, @NandosUK were fine with me too.

“I used to go to Costa in Kensington everyday in the same kit but can’t face Costa anymore after Sutton incident.

“Complained to Costa and they gave me £8 to spend there. Humiliation is clearly not worth much.”

Ms Ward added that she wears her gym clothes all the time in coffee shops and that it had never been an issue before.

A Costa spokeswoman said: “We would like to apologise for any offence caused to the lady in question and we are looking into this incident with the local store involved.”