The mother of late model Annalise Braakensiek has claimed her daughter got caught up in the Bondi Beach culture and was obsessed with perfecting her Instagram in the months leading up to her unexpected death.
Ms Braakensiek, 46, was found dead in her Sydney harbourside apartment by police at about 3.30pm on January 6. Officers treated the death as 'non-suspicious'.
But friends and family of the blonde haired beauty believe she became stuck in a lifestyle she couldn't maintain.
After a successful modelling career and a stint in television, Ms Braakensiek turned to Instagram to share what appeared to be a picture perfect life with her fans.
But her mother, Vera Stevens, told Sunday Night she disliked the 46-year-old's social media presence because it was far from reality.
The mother of late model Annalise Braakensiek (pictured) says her daughter got caught up in Bondi Beach culture and was obsessed with perfecting her Instagram
Ms Braakensiek (pictured), 46, was found dead in her Sydney harbourside apartment by police at about 3.30pm on January 6. Her death was treated as non-suspicious
'I never looked at her Instagram, I never looked at her Facebook, because it upset me,' Ms Stevens told the progam.
'It wasn't true. She'd put a post like that on Instagram, she'd ring me and say, ''I can't breathe. I'm so depressed'',' she said.
Ms Braakensiek lived in the celebrity fast-lane where drug-use was common practice, according to her loved ones.
Ms Stevens said the 46-year-old often got distracted by the lifestyle and would lose touch.
'I'd ring her every day and often she wouldn't answer the phone and
