MAFS Cyrell Paule and Love Island’s Eden Dally real extent of trolls on pregnancy

Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule and Love Island’s Eden Dally are expecting a baby and, while they’re no strangers to harsh scrutiny, online trolls have stooped so low they are targeting the couple’s unborn child.

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Married At First Sight’s Cyrell Paule and Love Island Australia’s Eden Dally have opened up about the pitfalls of fame and the devastating toll that trolling has had on her pregnancy.

What should be a happy time for the reality TV stars has been stressful and unbearable after being bombarded with hate mail and death threats following their recent baby announcement.

Paule and Dally recently announced they’re expecting a baby boy.

Paule, 31, told Confidential that she finally reached breaking point after trolls began attacking her unborn baby.

“People tell me they want me to have a miscarriage and they attack my unborn baby,” she said.

“We get messages from people saying ‘I hope you have a miscarriage’ and ‘you’re about to give birth to a half-black monkey’.

“I recently told Eden I’m at breaking point and he took my phone from me because it was just getting to that stage … the pregnancy has been stressful.”

The couple, who first went public with their romance in March, both got the villain edit on their respective reality shows after being embroiled in heated feuds with fellow cast members, which led to them being targets for online bullying.

“People look at us and think we’re strong-minded and everything but the fact is we’re still human beings,” Paule said.

Paule received a villain edit on MAFS after a physical altercation with Martha Kalifatidis on the show.

The backlash was so severe that at one point, the Sydney-based influencer was physically attacked during a cafe brawl in June while she was pregnant.

“Would you believe that after being attacked, the trolling increased even more. You’d think they would feel sympathy but no,” she said.

Paule and Dally both struggled with mental health prior to doing reality TV and believe going on the shows made it worse.

“It’s harder for people who go on reality shows today because of social media,” Dally said, adding that there should be more laws in place to prevent online trolling.

Paule married Nic Jovanovic on MAFS in a non-legally binding ceremony.

Dally split with his Love Island co-star Erin Barnett after their stint on the show last year.

“If you look back at Big Brother, there was no social media back then — that would’ve been the best time to do it. Back then you didn’t have these nasty comments, it really can affect your mental health.”

Paule, who is of Filipino descent, said trolls often attack their interracial relationship.

“Yeah it can be stressful being in an interracial relationship, some people say to Eden ‘what are you doing with that black b****?’” she said.

“It does take a toll on the relationship, when people say negative things it starts to play on your mind — so we have to work hard to stay strong.”

As they prepare to welcome their first child in coming months, the couple hope sharing their struggles can help others.

Paule and Dally say they are excited to be parents to a baby boy.

They have teamed up with Heart on my Sleeve, a leading Australian grassroots mental health movement and organisation, in honour of World Mental Health Day on October 10.

“When I heard about Heart on my Sleeve, I really wanted to get involved because a lot of people go through things and have no-one to talk to,” said Paule.

“I want people to know that it’s OK to not be OK and to ask for help and wear your heart on your sleeve and be vulnerable. When you bottle things up, it’s not healthy.”

The couple are supporting the Heart on my Sleeve campaign for World Mental Health Day on October 10.

The couple say despite the social media trolling, their relationship is stronger than ever and they are excited about their future together after recently learning they’re expecting a baby boy.

As for getting married, they say an engagement is not on the cards at this stage.

“Right now, our main priority is to have this baby,” Paule said. “We love each other, isn’t that enough?”

Dally joked that Paule’s former MAFS co-star, Nic Jovanovic, who she married on the show in a non-legally binding wedding, has turned her off marriage.

“Cyrell said after Nic, she’d never get married again,” he laughed.

“I’m not the marrying type ... if it goes south, you’ve got to get a divorce and that’s too much paper work. I’m not good with paper work.”

For more information on Heart on my Sleeve visit www.heartonmysleeve.org/pledge

Originally published as MAFS Cyrell Paule and Love Island’s Eden Dally real extent of trolls on pregnancy