One the contestants on The Bachelor NZ opened up on the show about a past abusive relationship.
During a private moment with with Bachelor Jordan Mauger, Ceri McVinnie said: "I was in a pretty rough relationship, it got pretty abusive."
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McVinne has appeared on TV to speak about the relationship before, telling Seven Sharp last year she almost died after being strangled and threatened with a knife.
"I was in a physically and emotionally abusive relationship for two years," she told the current affairs show in June.