Married At First Sight star's wedding is ruined by cruel thief that has left her penniless: 'Now I can't afford it'
The former reality star, 30, shared a photo to social media on Thursday in which she used a filter to hide her downcast appearance.
She captioned the picture with some upsetting words: 'Thinking about the junkie c**t who stole my new bank card out of my letterbox this morning.
'They started spending heavily while I was slaving away at work. Now I can't afford my wedding, thanks junkie.'
Cathy then reassured fans she was 'kidding' about not being able to afford the upcoming ceremony, but 'only just'.
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In December, Cathy announced her engagement to partner Richard after five years together.
She revealed the exciting news via her Instagram while on holiday with her beau.
Sharing a selfie as a newly-engaged couple, Cathy seemed thrilled with her new engagement status.
'First pic together as an engaged couple where I'm not sobbing,' she wrote alongside the photo.
Cathy, who appeared on the Channel Nine dating show in 2020, later shared a separate video thanking her followers for their well wishes and congratulations.
In the clip, the New Zealand-born influencer showed off her massive oval-cut diamond engagement ring that was set in gold.
'Thank you for all the messages guys,' she continued.
'We are in the biggest love bubble [right now] and our friends just arrived on our trip so we will be on and off socials. More to come later my loves.'
Cathy debuted her relationship with Richard in August 2020, but later revealed they had been together for some time prior to that.
The reality star met police officer Richard shortly after filming Nine's social experiment.
'I think I fell in love with every aspect of Ritchie's being – he is so supportive and believes in me, and that makes me so excited,' she told NW magazine in 2020.
Cathy rose to fame on the popular Australian dating show Married At First Sight in 2020.
She was paired with groom Josh Pihlak but they split during the experiment.
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