Former Big Brother contestant Rebekah Shelton has claimed she was targeted by a hacker after a post on her Twitter account claimed she had died.
Shelton was said to have "died unexpectedly on Wednesday night" in a message which added: "We ask that you respect the family's privacy at this time."
Hours after the tweet was published on Friday morning it was deleted and Rebekah posted: "I'm not dead!!!!!!
I’m not dead!!!!!! Please stop spreading this news!!!!! My lawyer is already working on this and this person who wants to spoil my happiness is going to pay for it!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6PEzjjEGye
— Rebekah Shelton (@MissRShelton) January 12, 2018
"Please stop spreading this news!!!!! My lawyer is already working on this and this person who wants to spoil my happiness is going to pay for it!!!!!"
In a video, she added: "I've been to hell today. Someone used my Twitter account to write that stupid status about me.
"This person can't accept the fact that I'm happy, that I overcame all my problems and I'm finally living my life happily.
"I'm on holiday, I'm in Arabia, and I'm not dead."
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The 32-year-old appeared on Big Brother in 2009, and was then known as Rodrigo Lopes.
She finished fifth in the 10th series of the reality show.
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