By Jo Scrimshire and Aleksandra Pavlovska For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 23:41 GMT, 19 March 2019 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 19 March 2019
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The death of Love Island star Mike Thalassitis aged 26 last week has sent shockwaves through the television industry.
As as questions are raised about the psychological impact of reality TV, Bachelorette contestant Todd King has shared his own personal experience.
Todd, who is the same age as Mike was when he died, revealed on Instagram that he was one of the lucky ones who received a favourable edit.
Industry secrets: The Bachelorette's Todd King (pictured) has revealed how reality TV producers manipulate characters into 'heroes' and 'villains'
However, he acknowledged that the 'heroes' and 'villains' of reality TV are just characters invented in post-production.
He gave the example of how he 'betrayed' fellow Bachelorette star Bill Goldsmith during filming, but this wasn't shown on television.
Instead, Todd was portrayed as the sympathetic runner-up while Bill was ended up being one of the show's 'bad boys'.
