The Bachelor's Bella Varelis has denied accidentally uploading a screenshot of her bank balance on Instagram last week.
The former Bachelor star, 26, made headlines after a post briefly appeared on her Stories showing a bank app with more than $98,000 in a savings account.
But Bella told Pedestrian on Wednesday the screenshot was not of her bank account and also claimed her Instagram profile had been hacked.
Hacked: The Bachelor's Bella Varelis has claimed her Instagram was hacked after bank account details were uploaded on her Stories then swiftly deleted last week
She said: 'My Instagram was hacked. That wasn't a screenshot of my bank account.'
Bella added that she took down the Story as soon as she was able to regain access.
She insisted she did not upload the screenshot and denied any suggestion she'd posted it deliberately to show off her earnings as an influencer.
'I understand it comes with the territory but the hate messages shouldn't be,' she said.
'Didn't anyone think to themselves, "She's obviously been hacked?" Who would actually willingly share their bank details?'
Compromised: Bella told Pedestrian on Wednesday the screenshot was not of her bank account and also claimed her Instagram profile had been hacked
The bank account post was first reported on Sunday's episode of Outspoken the Podcast, hosted by journalist sisters Amy, Kate and Sophie Taeuber.
The presenters described how the bank account in question included an everyday account with $560 and a savings account with more than $98,000.
The Taubers noted that some fans felt Bella's savings did not match the lavish lifestyle she portrays on social media.
Money matters: The bank account in question included an everyday account with $560 and a savings account with more
