Chris Excel: Bianca Coster Reveals How Catfish Twitter Account With 1.6M Followers Led Her to Therapy

Chris Excel: Bianca Coster Reveals How Catfish Twitter Account With 1.6M Followers Led Her to Therapy

  • Bianca Coster broke her silence about being impersonated by the controversial Chris Excel with a large following on Twitter
  • She wrote a lengthy Instagram post revealing that she will discuss the issue on Penuel The Black Pen show
  • Bianca also posted a teaser of the episode and can be seen saying she has been to therapy because of the catfish account

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Bianca Coster revealed how a catfish Twitter account stole her identity
Bianca Coster opened up about the effects of being impersonated by a famous Twitter troll. Image: @bianca_coster
Source: Instagram

Chris Excel has been wreaking havoc on Twitter timelines for years, and spreading his misogynistic views behind the profile picture of Bianca Coster.

Not much is known about the real identity of the Twitter troll, and several attempts to cancel and expose him have only made him more popular.

Bianca Coster talks about the effects of cyberbullying

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The woman he has been fronting as said she is finally ready to talk about how Chris' online behaviour has affected her.

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"Over the past few years I’ve been ridiculed, insulted and just downright tormented because of the Chris Excel account on Twitter.
I chose to keep silent and never address it formally in hopes that this frenzy would eventually die out. This silence has been misconstrued as a lot of things most annoyingly being that I am in compliance with this bully."

Bianca added that she is finally taking a stand, and is aware that she might get backlash from the Twitter troll's loyal followers.

"The damage he has caused to me and my family has been both humiliating and emotionally draining. Constantly having to validate my innocence and disassociation with the account.

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She urged Mzansi to watch Penuel's podcast show on April 25, and she hopes her truth will bring awareness about cyberbullying.

See her Instagram post below:

Instagram users rally behind Bianca Coster

@kxng_tso said:

"It's about time that account gets suspended."

@kamogelo_mn mentioned:

"I wish there was a better person who handled this interview. This guy is just insensitive."

@the_real_ndlovu commented:

"Chris Excel is a legend! He's being discussed on a podcast without even being an actual person."

@ilovelitha stated:

"This guy is not a good host. He’s so cold."

@wihzulu_ suggested:

"South Africans, let’s do right by this girl and mass report that account."

@mjoloapp wrote:

"Bianca Coster must just be honest with herself, if it weren’t for Chris Excel she wouldn’t be popular. She owes Chris Excel for making her relevant."

@ZaBornfree said:

"What Chris Excel did to Bianca Costa can not be undone. not even therapy if fixing the emotional abuse caused by stolen identity."

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@TheGyal_ posted:

"I don’t know what’s all the fuss about. Chris Excel’s Bio states clearly that it’s a catfish account, even emphasising that it’s a parody account. Not even one day has he pretended to be Bianca Coster."

Former ‘Generations’ actress Sophie Ndaba warns fans of fake accounts scamming people using her name

In another story, Briefly News reported that former Generations actress Sophie Ndaba has taken to her Instagram timeline to warn her fans of fake accounts pretending to be her to make money.

Ndaba shared a screenshot of the Instagram account posing as her and confirmed that the account doesn't belong to her but to con artists.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za