Influencer and Australian Survivor star Sophie Cachia has denied she uses her romantic relationships in a bid to stay relevant.
The 32-year-old spoke out after Instagram snark account Influencer Tea alleged she was exploiting her new romance with AFLW star Sophie Van De Heuvel for publicity.
‘I’ve spent ten years with having a lot of really false things written about me online, and I can handle it. Like, I’m just used to it. I don’t respond, I don’t do anything,’ Cachia began in a video on Thursday.
‘But when false things are written about other people in my life, whether that be family, friends, associates, just please be careful.
‘Like, these are real people with jobs and lives and families… who read things that are not true and it’s just not fair.’
Influencer and Australian Survivor star Sophie Cachia (pictured) has denied she uses her romantic relationships in a bid to stay relevant
Cachia added that ever since her break-up with ex-fiancée Maddie Garrick, she has tried to keep her personal life under wraps.
‘I’m actually trying to do the exact opposite [of staying relevant],’ she said.
‘I’m here to stay relevant with my work and my job and my community and my businesses, because that’s my income. That’s how I, as a single mum, raise my children.’
The 32-year-old spoke out after Instagram snark account Influencer Tea alleged she was exploiting her new romance with AFLW star Sophie Van De Heuvel (pictured) for publicity
Cachia continued: ‘I’m aware I’ve made some mistakes in the past with how public I’ve been, and I’ve hurt people and it’s backfired in my face.
‘And I’ve made a choice not to do that [anymore].
‘So please, don’t bring my private life into things then accuse me of trying to stay relevant. I’m not doing that.
‘And please be aware that other people have feelings and they just want to be humans.’
The mother of two acknowledged she has built her social media presence by sharing her private life, and one reason why she is still relevant is because of fans and Instagram accounts discussing her.
But in reality the gossips don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors, she said.
‘There are so many things that are happening in the back of my private life that you’d have no idea. Okay?’ she said.
The mother of two acknowledged she has built her social media presence by sharing her private life, and one reason why she is still relevant is because of fans and Instagram accounts discussing her – but in reality the gossips don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors
Earlier this month, the same Instagram watchdog account, Influencer Tea, revealed Cachia had been spotted kissing Essendon player Van De Heuvel, 22, on the social media app BeReal
‘I don’t talk about my private life anymore. And it’s only relevant because people speak about it. That’s not me.
‘There’s certainly things I look back at and regret, hence why I don’t do it anymore.’
It comes after the same Instagram watchdog account, Influencer Tea, claimed Cachia was ‘manipulating’ her new girlfriend into ‘going public’ with their romance.
Cachia (left) and Van De Heuvel (right) have cosied up for photos on BeReal numerous times
‘Why is Sophie Cachia so desperate to go public? To stay relevant in the scene?’ the account asked its followers in a since-deleted post.
Earlier this month, Cachia had been spotted kissing the Essendon player, 22, on the social media app BeReal.
A screenshot of a phone circulated on social media, supposedly showing the pair locking lips in bed, although only Cachia could be seen in the frame.
Cachia and Van De Heuvel have apparently cosied up for photos on BeReal numerous times, and were first spotted kissing at a concert in Adelaide.
Cachia and Van De Heuvel were first spotted kissing at a concert in Adelaide
A video shared to Facebook shows the Australian Survivor star chatting to the mystery woman by the stage before hugging her intimately from behind
Cachia’s last confirmed relationship was with ex-fiancée Maddie Garrick, an Australian basketballer who now works for a European team.
Following her messy split from Maddie, she has stated she is done with relationships and all she wants to focus on going forward is her children and career.
The blogger was previously married to ex-AFL player Jarryd Cachia before coming out as bisexual and ending the relationship to explore her connection with women.
Cachia’s last confirmed relationship was with ex-fiancée Maddie Garrick (right), an Australian basketballer who now works for a European team
The blogger was previously married to ex-AFL player Jarryd Cachia (left) before coming out as bisexual and ending the relationship to explore her connection with women
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