Bachelorette favourite Katie Thurston has been left in tears after the bogus reports she had passed away as she battles stage four cancer View Image Katie Thurston is battling stage 4 cancer (Image: BANG Showbiz)

Katie Thurston has spoken out about feeling "helpless" following the circulation of false reports claiming she had passed away. ‌

The Bachelorette favourite - who received a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis in February - described the bogus online articles as "triggering" and has pleaded for assistance in having the posts taken down. ‌

Speaking emotionally in a video posted to her Instagram Story, Katie revealed: "I literally wanted to take time away from social media, but then I was getting, like, texts from people I don't normally hear from. Then, I got DMs from

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