AFL star's wife Chloe Pink shares incredible update after vile comments on her wedding day photos
Chloe Pink, the wife of AFL player Toby Pink, is auctioning off her wedding dress for charity after she faced relentless bullying online over her wedding photos.
The influencer, 25, was the target of online trolls in March, who criticised her appearance after she posted snaps of her nuptials to Instagram.
Now, she has decided to auction the dress off with all proceeds going to anti-bullying charity Dolly's Dream.
Chloe Pink, wife of AFL player Toby Pink, is auctioning off her wedding dress for charity after she faced relentless bullying online over her wedding photos. Instagram/@chloepink__
"Earlier this year, after Toby and I were married in March, I experienced a wave of severe online bullying and body shaming," she wrote on the Dolly's Dream website.
"What should have been one of the happiest times of my life became incredibly challenging, and it opened my eyes to just how harmful and far-reaching cyberbullying can be, no matter your age, stage of life, or circumstances."
She wore the dress to the TikTok awards on November 26 to "start a much-needed conversation about online bullying and the impact it has on real people."
She said that the dress "now has a new purpose."
"After the awards, I'll be auctioning my wedding dress to raise vital funds for Dolly's Dream, an organisation doing incredible work to prevent bullying and support those affected by it," she continued.
"All proceeds will help fund anti-bullying programs and support services, so no one has to face bullying alone."
So far she has raised $2056 for the cause.
So far she has raised $2056 for the cause. Instagram/@chloepink__
An onslaught of body shaming and mean comments overshadowed the excitement of the day, Chloe previously said in a conversation with nine.com.au.
"No one can take away the day, but at the same time, we feel as though it has been overshadowed by the negative commentary around the wedding day and also the way that I look," she said.
"Now that I look at our photos... all I think about them is 'Oh, that one was used in that news article and that's what this person said about this one'."
"To me they're just photos now... when I look at them, all I can think about is the negative things attached to it.
"When you get married, post-wedding, everyone is congratulating you, and you're in a honeymoon love bubble. Whereas ours was, 'Oh my God, I'm so, so sorry.'"
She also said she started going to a psychologist to help her through the hard time, and said she and her husband even considered hiring a private investigator to track down the trolls.
An onslaught of body shaming and mean comments overshadowed the excitement of the day, she said previously in a conversation with nine.com.au. Instagram/@chloepink__
Dolly's Dream is a charity created by the parents of Dolly Everett, who took her own life after being a victim of cyberbullying.
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