Bianca Wallace shared a veiled social media post on Sunday after revealing she has been subjected to online abuse concerning her battle with multiple sclerosis.
The n actress claims she was targeted by faceless trolls shortly after confirming her relationship with fiancé Ioan Gruffudd, 55, who was still the midst of an acrimonious divorce from now ex-wife Alice Evans when the couple went public in 2021.
Wallace, 31, has since accused one individual of hurling abuse at ‘hundreds’ of people ‘over the past 20-years’ – but refrained from sharing a name.
In a since deleted Instagram post, she wrote: ‘Reading the abuse that hundreds (if not thousands!) of you have faced over the past 20 years by the same person who is abusing us has been genuinely confronting and disturbing.
‘We can clearly see from you all by your comments and messages that what has happened to us and our families is not new, and definitely not caused by a break up. It is very clear now that this has been happening for decades.’
Bianca Wallace shared a veiled social media post on Sunday after revealing she has been subjected to online abuse regarding her battle with multiple sclerosis
Speaking for herself and Gruffudd – whose 16-year marriage to Evans officially ended in 2023 – she added: ‘We are truly devastated to learn how many of you have suffered over the past 20 years at this person’s hands…
‘After what I received from everyone yesterday, I need a few days to go through it all and come to terms with what we have now learnt is so much bigger than we realised – your children, careers and lives have also been attacked for so long and for that, it is important that this level of abuse & bullying is revealed.
‘In the meantime, I am here for anyone who experiences further abuse because you have told the truth.’
Wallace previously revealed how online trolls sent vile messages in which they hoped her battle with MS would eventually kill her after she made her first appearance with Gruffudd.
The couple went public with their romance in October 2021, while the actor was still the midst of his messy split from his ex-wife Alice Evans, 55.
In a lengthy Instagram statement on Friday, the actress spoke out about her devastating diagnosis, after the Princess Of Wales announced last week she is battling cancer following a string of conspiracy theories.
Multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the immune system attacks the body and causes nerve damage to the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms can be mild in some, and in others more extreme causing severe disability.
Wallace said: ‘It is MS Awareness Month and I want to share with you my personal experience of being publicly bullied and having MS.
The n actress previously claimed she was targeted by faceless trolls shortly after confirming her relationship with fiancé Ioan Gruffudd (pictured)
Wallace claims trolls told her they hoped her MS would eventually kill her after their romance was revealed
The couple went public with their romance in October 2021 and became engaged in January 2023
‘During 2018 – 2021 it was a particularly difficult period in my life. An aggressive MS diagnosis, decided life was short and changed careers, lived on my own for a year, began healing, worked on my health,’
She then wrote about falling in love with someone ‘11,000kms away’ during the COVID-19 pandemic before deciding to move from her native Brisbane to France.
After the couple confirmed their romance in 2021, his ex-wife accused them of having an affair.
Wallace soon began to receive vicious comments online once she arrived in her new European home and her battle with MS became public as speculation surrounding her health grew.
‘I received hundreds of messages of hate saying they hope the MS kills me, that I should kill myself, that my family should be ashamed to be linked to me…’, she said.
The actress said she then made the decision to take control over stories about her health and announced her condition in a video shared to social media.
‘So, why am I bringing all of this up for MS awareness month? Because it’s not ok! Because we have no idea what a person is really going through in life and don’t have the right to assume’.
‘Because the world watched on and demanded answers from Princess Catherine and when they weren’t getting any, made up their own stories and pushed them as real. I didn’t deserve to have the MS exposed, made so much worse by the lies and harassment attached’.
Wallace and Gruffudd’s relationship came public whilst the actor was still the midst of his messy split from his ex-wife Alice Evans
‘During 2018 – 2021 it was a particularly difficult period in my life. An aggressive MS diagnosis, decided life was short and changed careers’, Wallace said in a recent post (pictured in 2019)
She continued: ‘We have to do better. A chronic illness diagnosis, no matter the illness, is huge and it takes serious work and a lot of time to come to terms with.’
Wallace spoke out after Kate’s emotional video of her sitting on a park bench telling the world about her diagnosis has touched the hearts of the nation and was supposed to bring an end to months of frenzied online speculation of her whereabouts and health.
She and Gruffudd announced their engagement in January, after three years of dating.
In December, The Daily Mail reported that Evans, who shares Ella and ten-year old Elsie with Gruffudd, is in dire financial straits and has told friends that she cannot pay her rent or afford food, and is even contemplating taking a job with coffee chain Starbucks.
She has told friends that the money which she got from the sale of the marital home, believed to amount to $100,000 is all gone, much of it on lawyers, and she is now in a financial crisis.
A friend said: ‘Alice has been extremely upset and says that she can’t afford to make rent when it is due later this month – at least not if they want to eat – and has just hit a financial rock bottom. She says she has nothing – not even medical insurance.’
They continued: ‘She’s been told that she should get a job but has not found any acting work and in any case she needs to look after their children who are school age.
‘This week she has been discussing trying for a job in Starbucks but she thinks they might not want her as she is probably too old for them at 55. Also her agent doesn’t want her to do it in case it looks bad.’
The friend added: ‘She is feeling desperate and is out of ideas about how she can get along. She has been crying herself to sleep.
Evans and Gruffudd finally divorced in July 2023 but custody, spousal and child support have yet to be settled, and the next hearing in the case is due in March.
In court filings obtained by DailyMail.com, a judge ordered Evans to take the girls to weekly ‘reunification therapy’ sessions with their father.
Wallace and Gruffudd confirmed their engagement in January with the actress revealing her sparkling diamond ring