Abbie Chatfield has denied rumours she's been 'blacklisted' from Channel 10 after she started dating a contestant from The Bachelorette while he was still on the show.
The podcast host, 26, was pictured kissing Konrad Bien-Stephens in Byron Bay on November 5 at a time when he was one of the favourites vying for Brooke Blurton's heart.
While this was undoubtedly a major spoiler - and Brooke herself even said viewers likely tuned out because of it - a Channel 10 spokesperson has denied there is any bad blood with Abbie.
Gossip: Abbie Chatfield has denied rumours she's been 'blacklisted' from Channel 10 after she started dating a contestant from The Bachelorette while he was still on the show
'This claim is absolutely false and completely fabricated. Abbie is a friend of 10, and will always be a friend of 10. Those saying otherwise are just being mischievous,' a network representative told Pedestrian.
Abbie, who previously starred in 10 shows The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise, also told the website: 'I have an incredible relationship with Channel 10, both the staff and the network itself! So [the rumours] are definitely false.'
Daily Mail Australia understands Abbie no longer has formal ties to 10 since signing with Channel Nine to host Love Island Australia Afterparty.
Spoiler alert! The podcast host, 26, was pictured kissing Konrad Bien-Stephens (right) in Byron Bay on November 5 at a time when he was one of the favourites vying for Brooke Blurton's heart. They went Instagram official with this kissing photo after he left the show
'This claim is false and completely fabricated': While the Byron Bay photos were undoubtedly a major spoiler, a Channel 10 spokesperson has denied there is any bad blood with Abbie
However, she remains close to the network and last month shared a photo to Instagram of herself with Bachelor publicist Tim Wall.
She captioned the post: 'My PR boy from day one.'
It comes after Abbie responded to an Instagram troll who said her romance with Konrad was a 'nicely curated PR stunt'.
New horizons: Daily Mail Australia understands Abbie no longer has formal ties to 10 since signing with Channel Nine to host Love Island Australia Afterparty
Friends for life: However, she remains close to the network and last month shared a photo to Instagram of herself with Bachelor publicist Tim Wall (right)
She insisted the timing of her relationship announcement wasn't a 'stunt' and that she actually 'went against PR advice' by going public when she did.
'Thank you. I desperately needed the PR at the height of my career and as we know I LOVE talking about people I'm dating and uploading photos of them,' she said.
'Not like this was a huge decision to be public
