Alyssa Barmonde has defended fellow Married At First Sight star Olivia Frazer after speaking out about the constant trolling and abuse she’s endured since the show.
Speak on the Back to Reality podcast this week, 29-year-old Olivia told a story in which “a car full of women” pulled up in front of her house and began verbally abusing her.
“I was home alone in mine and Jackson’s [Lonie] shabby cottage, and a car full of women pulled up outside, uttering insults like ‘Olivia, you’re an asshole’ and ‘dead, pig,'” she said.
Olivia, who was labeled a MAFS villain after exposing co-star Domenica Calarco as an OnlyFans model on the show, said she was shocked by the verbal assault.
However, Olivia did not receive sympathy from several social media trolls, as some accused her of “hating herself.”
Alyssa Barmonde, 35, (left) has defended fellow Married At First Sight star Olivia Frazer, 29, (right) after speaking out about the constant trolling and abuse she has endured since the show
Alyssa, who has been duped online over her edit of this year’s season of MAFS, took it upon herself to defend Olivia in a now-deleted TikTok video.
“I love that everyone in the comment section thinks they know how reality TV production and editing works,” she said.
“Until you go through it, you have no idea how much they can twist and manipulate reality to fit a storyline. Reality TV is not reality. She doesn’t blame the edit. She tries to explain how things can be misinterpreted.’
Alyssa begged people to respect Olivia, even if they didn’t like her.
“Keep scrolling if you disagree or don’t like it. Don’t hide behind a keyboard and throw hate at someone you think you know. Social media has become such a bullying culture; it’s disgusting,’ she said.
On this week’s Back to Reality podcast, Olivia told a story where “a car full of women” pulled up in front of her house and started verbally abusing her.
However, some users remained unmoved, claiming that Olivia’s malicious behavior was not the result of editing.
Alyssa reiterated her support for Olivia, saying, “We’re all sorry and we’re not perfect. But stalking, harassment, and death threats are no way to show someone you think you know from a reality TV show what you “think” of them. It’s pure vile hate. And it must stop.’
During the second half of the season, Alyssa was portrayed negatively, with scenes focusing on her emotional outbursts, beating husband Duncan James, and constantly using “I have a child” as an excuse for her bad behavior.
Alyssa, who has also been cheated on online for her edit of this year’s season of MAFS, took it upon herself to defend Olivia in a now-deleted TikTok video
However, the ex-Mormon insists this depiction was one-sided and unfair, arguing that many of her clashes with Duncan, from whom she split at final vows, lacked proper on-screen context.
She confessed that she had been going through a “really dark… couple of months” while the show was airing and that she had to stop watching after the couples’ retreat because “I could see what the montage was.”
Alyssa revealed she was harassed by viewers who tracked down her mobile number and business accounts and received “the meanest messages.”
She asked Channel Nine’s publicity department to give her access to her Instagram account so she could contest the story of the show’s editing, but they denied the request until the season has aired in the UK.
Alyssa, an ex-Mormon, has insisted her portrayal on MADS was one-sided and unfair, and that many of her clashes with husband Duncan James (left) lacked proper on-screen context
Scenes focused on her emotional outbursts, abuse from husband Duncan, and constantly using “I have a child” as an excuse for her bad behavior
“They’re protecting the show and the story they’ve created, rather than letting me have my own voice,” she claimed.
Alyssa feels hurt and betrayed by producers after watching the series and seeing all the problems in her relationship with Duncan due to her single parent status.
She is assisted by her therapist, whom she has been seeing for 20 years, for sessions three times a week, and has “upped” the dosage of her anxiety medication.
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Alyssa has been supported by her therapist, whom she has been seeing for 20 years, for sessions three times a week, and has ‘upped’ the dosage of her anxiety medication