Friends and co-stars of Married at First Sight's Cyrell Paule have rushed to her defence after she accused a New South Wales restaurant owner of physical assault and 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.
'There is no place for racism in Australia': MAFS stars rushed to Cyrell Paule's defence after she was physically assaulted and called a 'black monkey' in a violent cafe brawl on the weekend
Married at First Sight's Dean Wells was to stand up for the star, saying in his own Instagram video on Sunday: 'Someone who works there attacks Cyrell for no other reason than she's on a TV show.
'Calls her a black monkey, grabs her by the throat.. This place is disgusting. This place should be shut down.
'It blows my mind there's still ignorant, racist morons out there,' he concluded.
Married at First Sight's Dean Wells (pictured) was to stand up for the star, saying in his own Instagram video on Sunday: 'Someone who works there attacks Cyrell for no other reason than she's on a TV show
MAFS star Billy Vincent (pictured) also made a video, shared to Instagram, in which he said: 'There is no place for racism in Australia. There's no place for violence in Australia. We have to have that no tolerance policy. It's unforgivable. Stop it, it's not on'
MAFS star Billy Vincent also made a video, shared to Instagram, in which he said: 'There is no place for racism in Australia. There's no place for violence in Australia.
'We have to have that no tolerance policy. It's unforgivable. Stop it, it's not on,' he added.
Others who shared posts included Cameron Merchant and Jules Robinson, who posted a photo of Cyrell to Instagram Stories.
Others who shared posts included Cameron Merchant and Jules Robinson, who posted a photo of Cyrell to Instagram Stories. They captioned it: 'Thinking of my dear friend. No one deserves to be assaulted and called names.
