The online catfight between model Belinda Teo and netizens on several local forums has ended in her making a police report.

The freelance model and contestant in Channel 8’s matchmaking reality show Love In Progress has been embroiled in a swirling controversy over the past week.

While the drama was first centred on whether she had been paid to appear on what was ostensibly a reality show, the affair quickly descended into an online melee.

Netizens on several forums starting posting photos of Miss Teo, and alleged that she was a social escort with not just one but three agencies.

She has now filed a police report over what she claims to be harassment and slander.

She claims that strangers have been asking her:

“How much?”

She adds: “They post on my Facebook wall and page, it’s really irritating.”

Another contestant draws flak

Other than Miss Belinda Teo, another contestant from Episode 5 has drawn flak for her comments.

In the show, as she listed her criteria for picking someone, she said: “I hope that my man will be successful in his career.

“Most importantly, I like men who can earn money, because money is really the most important (thing).

“Money is important because it offers a sense of security.

Without money, however good a relationship is, it will not sustain.”

She added: “I don’t need my partner to tell me that he loves me every day, he just needs to show me constant love. But he must have a stable income, at least $6,000. I don’t feel that it’s unreasonable to expect such an average sum.”

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