Troubled Married At First Sight star returns to social media after barrage of worrying posts
Married At First Sight's Alana Lister made an unexpected return to social media after a long absence.
The school teacher turned reality TV star took to Instagram on Wednesday to post an image of herself for the first time in three years.
Alana showed off her figure in a orange crop top, white mini skirt and long boots as she posed along a beach shore.
Fans flocked to the comments to express their excitement over her return, with one writing: 'So nice to see you Alana hope things are going well.'
'She's back,' another commented while a third said: 'Finally.'
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Her social media absence comes after she posted an array of concerning posts about being the victim of 'narcissistic abuse' and dealing with death threats several months ago.
In the posts, she detailed allegations of shocking abuse against her in a series of Instagram slides.
In the disturbing posts, Alana claimed she has been the victim of 'coercive control' and 'narcissistic abuse' which she likened to 'psychological warfare'.
Though it is not known what exactly she was referring to, she detailed how a man who she became friends with ended up taking control of her life with his 'possessive and controlling' actions, including tracking her on social media.
'It's so difficult to explain this to those who have not experienced this level of trauma or witnessed the abuse by a narcissist,' one post read.
In the concerning posts, Alana cryptically alleged that she had 'smear campaigns' launched against her and suffered death threats over the space of a year.
She claimed that many of her friends and family 'turned against her' when she needed help as she detailed the very difficult period of her life.
'I had multiple smear campaigns launched against me targeting any person I could go to for support,' she wrote.
'This is why I have cut off so many friends and family from my life who turned against me when I needed help.'
She detailed the alleged threats made against her in another slide, writing: 'Threats to kill my family, give me cancer, poison me with ricin, have my brakes cut, get a disease through spiked mosquitoes, bribe my niece's orthodontist, have a car accident, shot in the head, go missing, get raped, kill my sibling's pets, slit my throat, kill any child I have.'
'I can't remember them all there was so much I try to block out but this was over the period of a year,' she added.
Responding to a fan who asked her why she had been the subject of such threats, Alana added: 'To keep my mouth shut about the hacking, stalking, harassment and abuse.'
She went on to claim she was forced to move house twice because her property was broken into and trashed multiple times, while dead animals were also left outside her home.
Alana also claimed her social media accounts were hacked and she was repeatedly 'bombarded with anonymous threats' online.
'I can't even mention some of the things as they are too disturbing and would honestly seem unbelievable,' she added.
Alana claimed she is now 'healing' after the alleged abuse as she concluded her series of lengthy Instagram slides.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Alana for additional comment.
It is not the first time Alana has shared abuse allegations as she previously also revealed shocking allegations of abuse involving advanced sonic and electromagnetic devices.
The distressing posts, shared back in May last year, left fans and followers deeply concerned about her wellbeing.
In a lengthy and harrowing account, Alana described the horrific experiences she allegedly endured due to what she believes were targeted attacks using energy devices.
'Some particularly horrific abuse I was subjected to was by the use of emf (Electric and magnetic fields), sonic or energy devices. At this stage, I couldn't even leave my house any more and had to completely self-isolate for safety, but this was no escape,' she wrote.
She claimed devices were used on her while she was sleeping, causing her to wake up in the middle of the night with her skin burning, a severe headache, and a need to vomit.
The severity of the situation forced Alana to flee her home, seeking refuge in various hotels, but the torment followed her.
'Once this happened, I had to flee my home... but this only continued to each hotel I went to. Now the sounds were constant and being used for sleep deprivation too. I still to this day have faint ringing in my ears at night as a result of this,' she claimed.
Adding to her distress, Alana claimed her phone was bombarded with disturbing images and memes.
'It was terrifying and I had no clue about this advanced tech so I couldn't report it for risk of coming across as crazy,' she added.
Alana was born Sinead Chong and went by this name throughout primary and high school, a source told Daily Mail Australia in 2021.
She was working as a school teacher when her big TV break came in the form of a role on season eight of Nine's hit dating show Married At First Sight.
Alana exchanged vows with construction estimator Jason Engler during the experiment, and brazenly praised his prowess in the bedroom on live TV.
Alana and Jason made it all the way to Final Vows, but split before the reunion when a vile video surfaced of him making homophobic comments about bisexual groom Liam Cooper.
After her reality TV debut, for which she underwent a breast augmentation, Alana joined adult subscription-based website OnlyFans.
She became one of the website's biggest stars, at one point raking in a rumoured $30,000 per month from her racy content.
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