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Married at First Sight’s Jessika Power lashes out at haters in impassioned rant

"People are ripping my confidence to shreds while giggling behind their keyboards"
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Married At First Sight star Jessika Power has written an impassioned plea to online trolls, following a vitrol of hate and body shaming online. 

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The reality TV star recently raised eyebrows with her raunchy display in the Gold Coast, where she gallivanted poolside with a close female friend. 

After receiving numerous comments about her body, the former MAFS’ ‘villain’ has pleaded with people to stop sending her threats and commenting on her weight. 

WATCH: Jessika Power cuddles up with Bachelorette star Matt Whyatt

“So this year I’ve been judged, mocked, insulted, slut shamed, been on the receiving end of endless death threats, violent threats and been told to kill my self endless times but the one thing that stood out to me and effected me the most was the outrageous and horrific body shaming I received online from one bad photo – people even made pages dedicated to this photo so others could join in on ripping my confidence to shreds while giggling behind their keyboards,” the lengthy post began. 

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Jess then goes on to say the biggest perpetrators of such hateful language are often women over 50, who are mothers themselves: “I would expect this sort of disgusting behavior from a bunch of teens but I was receiving this from women as old as 50!!

“Mothers who had daughters of their own even. I’ve since worked hard on my body but no amount of exercise or good eating I do can take away the mental damage I received from all of the online ridiculing.” 

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Jess continued: “To this day I don’t like to wear a short shorts let alone the bikini I’m wearing in these unedited photographs, I like to be in a comfortable environment with people I trust so my paranoia doesn’t tell me constantly “everyone’s looking at you Jess, cover up cover up!!”.

“I wanted to share these photos today because, even though it’s scary, I shouldn’t have ever been made to feel low about my body or self conscious about how I look – NO ONE SHOULD! 

“It’s not cool to be nasty or unkind and we have young girls and women out there who are feeling exactly the same way I did and that just sucks! You are beautiful no matter your size, shape, hair color even the color of your skin!” 

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Jess finished: “Please guys, I know it’s fun to pick on the “mean girl” from a TV show but just think of the impact your words can have on others sometimes.” 

Jess recently made headlines with the shocking news that she was going to be making a special guest appearance at Schoolies on the Gold Coast. 

The reality TV star 27, will attend the annual school leavers’ celebration alongside the Geordie Shore‘s Scotty T, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported on Sunday.

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Jessika and Scott will join school leavers as they party for a week in the Gold Coast in November. 

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