Love Island Australia’s Shelby Bilby stands up for trolled cast mate Cassidy McGill after she received BRUTAL backlash from UK viewers of the show
Love Island Australia is currently airing in the Britain and Cassidy McGill has been at the receiving end of BRUTAL backlash from UK viewers.
The 25-year-old hit back at the haters on Instagram last week and on Thursday her co-star Shelby Bibly came to her defense.
In a social media post, Shelby showed her support by sharing Cassidy’s response to a nasty comment and applauding her for it by posting several clapping emojii’s on the picture.
Standing up: Cassidy McGill hit back at the haters on Instagram last week and on Thursday her co-star Shelby Bibly came to her defense posting clapping emoji’s on her picture
Cassidy wrote: ‘Speaking of the audacity… this comment. “nobody in the public eye are complete strangers.” That to me sounds like a restraining order waiting to happen,’ she wrote.
‘Just because you know my name and watched 1 hour of a TV show a night doesn’t mean you know me.
Cassidy went on to say that viewers are entitled to ‘hate’ or ‘enjoy’ people on reality TV, but emphasised that it ‘doesn’t entitle them to make judgements on what they may or may not be “ashamed of”.’
Helping hand: Shelby Bilby (pictured) stood up for trolled cast mate Cassidy McGill after she received BRUTAL backlash from UK viewers
The comment in question read: ‘Nobody in the public eye are complete strangers. You’ve aired on UK television for everyone to see your ways, it seems you’re a little bit ashamed/ embarrassed of how you reacted towards other people.’
The trolling began when UK viewers saw the episode in which Cassidy forced Grant Crapp to couple up with her, when he wanted to be with Tayla Damir.
Last week, Cassidy shared a few of the horrible messages she’d received on Instagram from trolls calling her a ‘needy psychopath,’ an ‘evil b***h’ and the C-word.
Coping well: The influencer assured her fans she was doing fine, and thanked those that had supported her throughout the incident
The influencer assured her fans she was doing fine, and thanked those that had supported her throughout the incident.
She added: ‘I know those vile humans don’t represent the UK in the slightest. My boyfriend is English and the most wonderful man.’
Cassidy rose to fame on season one of Love Island Australia, which was filmed in Spain and first aired Down Under in 2018.
Rise to fame: Cassidy appeared on season one of Love Island Australia, which was filmed in Spain and first aired Down Under in 2018