Bachelors winner Ellie Rolfe said she was sexually assaulted by a man on a bike during her morning walk on Tuesday.
The beauty therapist, 30, who recently split from TV boyfriend Luke Bateman, took to Instagram with a lengthy message detailing the ‘scary’ encounter with a stranger.
She posted a ‘rant’ to her Stories, explaining how a man allegedly followed her on his bicycle before coming up and grabbing her bottom without consent.
‘I was just on my morning walk and this boy, probably around my age, rode his bike past me and said hey, to which I acknowledged politely,’ she began.
‘Then he followed me around the block twice and circled back and rode up behind me and fully groped my a*s.’
Bachelors winner Ellie Rolfe, 30, said she was sexually assaulted by a man on a bike during her morning walk on Tuesday
She continued: ‘It knocked my phone out of my hand because it gave me such a fright and I looked up and he just zoomed off on his bike.
‘How is that okay in your head! Huge mental health advocate and you never know what someone is going through, but this is utter disrespect and scary!
‘Not even safe on a bloody morning walk in broad daylight! It is never okay to inappropriately touch anyone without consent. Shocked!’
The beauty therapist who recently split from TV boyfriend Luke Bateman, took to Instagram with a lengthy message detailing the ‘scary’ event
Ellie added that she didn’t like to use her platform to ‘speak on my political views or virtue signal’ but the assault ‘really pissed her off’ and she had to share it.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Ellie for further comment.
The incident comes after her ex-boyfriend Luke, 28, confirmed the pair split after they found love on last year’s version of The Bachelors.
Luke declared his love for Ellie while filming and they remained the only couple still together after the final episode.
She posted a ‘rant’ to her Stories, explaining a man allegedly followed her on his bicycle before coming up and grabbing her bottom without consent
In a statement released to Yahoo Lifestyle last month, Luke confirmed the split, saying: ‘Ellie and I have separated and would like to keep our relationship private.
‘Ellie has a soul that lights up every room she walks into and I will sorely miss it in my life.’
Rumours of the couple’s separation arose weeks earlier when eagle-eyed fans noticed Luke had deleted almost all traces of Ellie from his Instagram page.
Meanwhile, Ellie posted a gallery of photos to Instagram capturing her attending Melbourne Fashion Week at the time – and Luke was nowhere in sight.
