By Benge Nsenduluka For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 07:48 BST, 9 June 2019 | Updated: 07:48 BST, 9 June 2019
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Married at First Sight's Cyrell Paule has accused a New South Wales restaurant owner of physical assault and shocking racist abuse.
In a series of Instagram posts on Sunday, the 30-year-old broke down in tears as she recalled being assaulted at Pelican Cafe in Shoal Bay, in what she described as an unprovoked attack.
She claims she was called a 'black monkey' before having her throat grabbed by a woman whose identity has not been made public.
Shocking: Married at First Sight's Cyrell Paule has accused a New South Wales restaurant owner of physical assault and shocking racist abuse. A video released on Sunday shows a woman with her hands around Cyrell's throat (right)
It's unclear whether a police report has been filed.
'So I'm a little shaken up right now because me and Eden [Dally] were just about to leave Shoal Bay, we just had lunch,' a visibly shaken Cyrell said moments after the incident.
'And this lady, a restaurant owner... thought it would be hilarious while I'm walking down the street to turn around and call me a 'f***ing black...,' she said breaking down in tears.
Violent brawl: Cyrell claims she was assaulted in an unprovoked attack at Pelican Cafe in Shoal Bay
Clash: Eden rushed to Cyrell's defence after the unidentified woman tried to choke the pint-sized star
Cyrell's boyfriend, Love Island Australia star Eden Dally, who witnessed the attack, interjected after Cyrell began crying.
'[The woman] called [Cyrell] a black monkey and came outside and tried to fight her so I walked in the cafe and said 'what's the need to be racist and call
