‘I felt like a target’: model Ellie Gonsalves feared being sexually assaulted while living on the street for the SBS documentary Filthy Rich and Homeless
Ellie Gonsalves revealed that she feared being sexually assaulted while living on the street by filming the SBS documentary Filthy Rich and Homeless.
The 29-year-old model told WHO magazine that the experience of sleeping hard for 10 days opened her eyes to the many basic things she takes for granted in everyday life – especially the safety and security of life. ‘a house.
She stressed that women living on the streets are particularly at risk.
‘I felt like a target’: model Ellie Gonsalves revealed that she feared being sexually assaulted while living on the street by filming the SBS documentary Filthy Rich and Homeless
“Did you know that 90% of women on the street are sexually assaulted? To be a girl … I just felt like a target, ” she said of her experience.
Social media sensation hopes her trip to the series will clear up stereotypes about the homeless.
“There are dangerous people living on the streets. However, most of the people I met were the kindest and most generous people I have ever met, ”she said.
Fears: 29-year-old woman said women living on the street are particularly at risk
At risk: Ellie told the WHO magazine on Thursday: “Did you know that 90% of women on the street are sexually assaulted? To be a girl … I just felt like a target ‘
She also hopes that her experience will raise awareness of the homelessness crisis in Australia.
“ A lot of people will come for Ellie Gonsalves to be eaten alive by cockroaches in her bed, but I think a lot of people will stay for the amazing message this show is sending, ” she said.
It comes after Ellie – who was forced to sleep in a park, crisis accommodation and a boarding house on the show – talked about how she connected with some people living on the street because of the trauma of losing someone.
Eye opening: Ellie hopes her experience will raise awareness for homeless people in Australia
She told The Herald Sun, “I think the only thing that helped me connect in these situations was that my father committed suicide five years ago.
“A lot of people on the show had to deal with the trauma of losing someone close to them. But the difference was that I had a support network and a family, ”she added.
Although heartbroken, Ellie said the experience had given her “a whole new gratitude for everything I have in my life.”
Trauma: It comes after Ellie talked about how she connected with some people living on the street through the trauma of losing her father (right) to suicide five years ago
The next season of Filthy Rich and Homeless will feature five celebrities, including doctor Andrew Rochford, deputy mayor of Melbourne, Arron Wood, broadcaster Ciaran Lyons and restaurateur Pauline Nguyen.
They will each spend 10 nights on the streets of Sydney to get a glimpse of what it really is like not having accommodation.
Filthy Rich and Homeless preview Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. on SBS
Grateful: although heartbroken by her father’s death, Ellie said the experience had given her ‘a whole new gratitude for everything I have in my life’