She is one of the most controversial contestants in Married At First Sight history.
And Davina Rankin revealed on Thursday that she even received ‘death threats’ following her affair with fellow contestant Dean Wells.
The 26-year-old told the ABC that viewers would flood her social media accounts with ‘every slander word you can imagine’.
REVEALED: ‘I barely got out alive’: MAFS Davina Rankin breaks her silence on the ‘cruel’ bullying and death threats she suffered following her appearance on the show
The online backlash began after Davina and Dean made a secret pact to leave their respective spouses – Ryan Gallagher and Tracey Jewel – for each other.
But their affair ended in tears after Dean had second thoughts and chose to return to his wife Tracey. Davina and Ryan later both voted to leave the experiment.
Davina told the ABC she found it ‘crazy people believe so much’.
‘They genuinely believe I had an affair on my husband. This was a guy I’d only known for a week, we’re not boyfriend and girlfriend, let alone husband and wife,’ she said.
Davina also claimed that people had actually threatened to ‘punch’ her if they saw her in the street.
The former Zoo model said that it was other women who were the most ‘cruel’.
Traumatic: Davina said people would flood her social media accounts with ‘every slander word you can imagine’
Bad pairing: The onslaught came after Davina and Dean made a secret pact to leave their respective on-screen partners – Ryan Gallagher and Tracey Jewel – for each other
Davina also confessed she felt ‘betrayed’ by the show.
‘They were looking for a specific person to fill my character’s role,’ she said. ‘They already knew what they wanted from my character before they even met me.’
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Horrified: The former Zoo model went on to say that when it came to women were behind most of the ‘cruel’ messages she received
Hard times: Davina with her on-screen husband Ryan during their wedding ceremony
Davina went on to tell the ABC that she’s now hoping to use her experience with cyber bullying to help others.
‘I barely got out of this alive,’ she said. ‘I can’t imagine what it would be like for younger boys and girls to deal with this’.
Helpful: Davina said she is now hoping to use her cyber bullying experience to help others who are going through the same situation
Thank you: In a video blog uploaded to her YouTube account, a tearful Davina ‘thanked’ those close to her for their support.
In a video blog uploaded to her YouTube account, a tearful Davina ‘thanked’ those close to her for their support.
‘Copping a really large amount of hate is something that I’m really not used to,’ she said.