In September 2005, Lewthwaite was widely criticised for selling her story, in which she portrayed herself as a victim and her husband as a "relatively recent " who had been "tricked into his actions by extremists", to tabloid newspaper The Sun for £30,000.
Pada bulan September 2005 Lewthwaite secara luas dikritik karena menjual kisahnya, di mana ia menggambarkan dirinya sebagai korban dan suaminya sebagai "yang relatif baru " yang telah "tertipu tindakannya oleh ekstrimis", kepada surat kabar tabloid The Sun untuk £ 30,000.