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Mia Fevola has revealed the misogynistic abuse she faces from Instagram trolls on a daily basis.
The 21-year-old is dating rising AFL star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, following her split from Richmond great Daniel Rioli in February last year.
Mia, who is the stepdaughter of Carlton legend Brendan Fevola, shared examples of the vile comments she receives in an Instagram Stories post on Tuesday.
Subjected to online abuse: Mia Fevola (pictured) has revealed the misogynistic abuse she faces daily for dating another AFL footballer after her split from Richmond great Daniel Rioli over a year ago
Mia said she’s ‘sick of staying silent’ and is ‘ashamed’ at how ‘normalised’ bullying is.
‘Every single day I wake up to messages like this. I dread checking my phone because I know what messages and comments await me.’
‘I now don’t check my phone in the morning because whenever I do, it ruins my day. It’s been months of this, I’m so sick of staying silent and hoping that it will just eventually die off.’
Mia urged the trolls to be ‘quiet’ if they have nothing positive to say.
Abuse: The 21-year-old stepdaughter of AFL great Brendan Fevola shared examples of the sl*t-shaming comments she receives from trolls in an Instagram Stories post on Tuesday
Had enough: ‘It’s been months of this, I’m so sick of staying silent and hoping that it will just eventually die off,’ the model said. Mia then urged the trolls to be ‘quiet’ if they have nothing positive to say, and said she is ‘so ashamed’ at how ‘normalised this bullying is’
The Melbourne-based star shared a collage of examples of the sl*t-shaming comments she has received since debuting her romance with Jamarra in March.
That same month, her stepfather Brendan unleashed on his Fifi, Fev and Nick radio show, saying it hurt him deeply to read what trolls were saying about Mia.
‘As a father, that hurts. That hurts me that they think that of Mia,’ he said. ‘She can date whoever she wants, she can go out with whoever she wants, whenever she wants.’
Defending her: In March, Mia’s stepfather, Carlton AFL legend Brendan (pictured), 40, unleashed on his Fifi, Fev and Nick radio show, saying it hurt him deeply to read what trolls were saying about her
In support: ‘As a father, that hurts. That hurts me that they think that of Mia,’ he said. ‘She can date whoever she wants, she can go out with whoever she wants, whenever she wants’
Brendan, 40, later pointed out the trolls’ sexist double standards, saying: ‘Blokes can do whatever they want. They can date girls and no one judges them. It’s a lad thing.’
‘Mia’s been with a couple of football players. That’s okay. People date tradies. That’s their profession,’ he added.
‘Now she’s met this other guy, Jamarra. Great kid. Young boy. And they started dating before he even started playing football. He wasn’t drafted at all.
New flame: Mia debuted her romance with AFL star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (pictured) in March
‘Online yesterday, all the trolls that come out, and the keyboard warriors… sl*t-shaming my daughter – it’s just not on.’
He revealed Mia had been crying over the abuse she received since going public with Jamarra.
‘That’s her boyfriend, they’ve been together for nearly eight months or something,’ Brendan said.
Over: She previously dated Richmond premiership-winning player Daniel Rioli (pictured), 24. The pair announced their split in February last year
‘As soon as she goes out and does something like that and posts a picture, you get idiots behind a keyboard – mostly men – hammering her,’ he added.
‘When we were 21, we were doing whatever we wanted. He’s a great kid, she’s a great girl, she’s smart, she’s got her own business, she studies, she’s got a degree, she can do what she wants.
‘It just pisses me off that people can write that and say vile things online about any girl, not just Mia.’
Family: Mia is the eldest child of Brendan’s longtime partner, Alex (left). Brendan adopted Mia as his own daughter when he married Alex in 2005, and they have remained close even during times when the couple were separated
Mia is the eldest child of Brendan’s longtime partner, Alex.
Brendan adopted Mia as his own daughter when he married Alex in 2005, and they have remained close even during times when the couple were separated.
Aside from Mia, Brendan and Alex share three daughters: Leni, 12, Lulu, eight, and Tobi, two.
Doting dad: Aside from Mia, Brendan and Alex share three daughters: Leni, 12, Lulu, eight, and Tobi, two (all pictured)
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