Constance Hall's heartbreaking video goes viral

Constance Hall is no stranger to receiving hate online for her popular blog and radio show.

But the mum-of-seven has shared just how harshly she’s been treated since news broke that she will be taking part in the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars, and it’s truly shocking.

In a video posted on her Facebook page, the polarising mummy blogger says she’s speaking out to support other victims of online bullying, and to send the message that this kind of behaviour is never okay.

“When my blog took off, things happened that I was not expecting,” she says, “I received a world of online bullying.”

“I have had every hateful comment written about me that you can imagine and I’ve spent the last three years pretending that it didn’t affect me.”

“The truth is it has affected me in ways that I can barely explain. I have been in tears, I have been depressed, I have been almost suicidal, I have wanted to stop writing, I have wanted to hide away and never show my face again,” she continued.

Constance then explains how she had been approached to star on DTWS, and despite her initial fear about the mean comments that she would receive, she chose to accept so she could support a charity close to her heart.

But once the news of her casting hit the internet, Constance admits that the negative comments flooded in thick and fast.”

“You’ll be able to smell her through my TV,” she says, reading out some of the comments.

“She looks like a walking venereal disease that needs to invest in a bra.”

“I wanna read about her in The West Australian obituaries.”

And, “I’m surprised her husband hasn’t hung himself,” were just some of the cruel comments written underneath articles about her.

“…It f***ing hurts, it hurts me so much that I can’t sleep, some days I can’t eat because of the way I get spoken about constantly,” Constance says.

The blogger then urges those who witness bullying online to call it out and says she hopes she’ll be able to raise awareness about the issue while taking part in the show next month.

“I might come last, I might be voted out first like everybody is saying that I will or I might f***ing win the show, but what I am dancing for is every single one of you, every single young person who has to go to school every day or has to catch that train, or has to go to work where you’re bullied and treated unkindly,” she pledged. “I’m dancing for you and I want you to know it’s not ok.”

Children and young adults can get support on bullying by calling Kids helpline on 1800 55 1800 or visiting their website.