(CNN) A former reality TV contestant who was portrayed in a negative light while filming Australian renovation show, House Rules, has won a landmark compensation case against Channel Seven. The tribunal was told that Prince and her team-mate Fiona Taylor were "essentially told to be as negative as possible surrounding the efforts of other contestants" when they appeared in season five of the renovation series. Prince claimed that they were subsequently "harassed and bullied during the filming," which was "not only condoned by the producer," but "encouraged," according to official documents from the Workers Compensation Commission . CNN has contacted Channel Seven for comment. She described suicidal thoughts after the program aired and said she faced an onslaught of abuse on social media in the wake of the show.

Source: CNN October 23, 2019 14:48 UTC