Presenter Laura Whitmore has thanked people for their support after recounting her experience of being sexually assaulted in a nightclub last year.
Writing for Hot Press, Whitmore said she felt it was the right time to share her experience as she "feels stronger and in a better position - and on a wider scale, the truth is that we've all had enough".
"Initially I thought it was my boyfriend messing or a mate about to pinch my bottom - but the hand went under my skirt, between my legs, and firmly touched me," Whitmore wrote.
"As I turned, I saw it was a guy who I did not know. He was laughing.
"I pushed him away and told him to get his 'f****** hands off me'. It was dark and I was shocked by what had just happened. I couldn't recognise his face under the strobing lights and then, he was gone."
In a follow-up post on Twitter, Whitmore thanked people for their support.
"I really hope people read my article in full and not just quotes pulled by some media outlets trying to sensationalise and miss the actual point," she wrote.
"I've said everything I want to say on this. Thanks to everyone who has read it. You're all bloody great! So much love and hope."
I really hope people read my article in full and not just quotes pulled by some media outlets trying to sensationalise and miss the actual point. I’ve said everything I want to say on this. Thanks to everyone who has read it. You’re all bloody great! So much love and hope ❤️
— Laura Whitmore (@thewhitmore) April 12, 2018
Whitmore's full article, in which she also shares her feelings on how women are portrayed in the media, is published in the new issue of Hot Press.
If you have been affected by any of these issues, please contact the Rape Crisis Centre on 1800 778 888 or the Samaritans on 116 123.
