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Ex-partner of popular Aussie vegan blogger claims she was 'abusive'

The spat between Australian YouTube celebrity Leanne Ratcliffe, aka Freelee the Banana Girl, and her ex-boyfriend, blogger Harley 'Durianrider' Johnstone has turned nasty with Harley claiming his vegan ex “abused him” during their relationship.

In a teary video posted on YouTube, Johnstone says Ratcliffe, who claims she eats up to 50 pieces of fruit a day and 15 bananas, cheated on him and treated him like “one of her brothers”, hitting him on a number of occasions.

“Fame and money can definitely change people,” Johnstone says in the video.

Leanne Ratcliffe, aka Freelee the Banana Girl. Source: Facebook
Leanne Ratcliffe, aka Freelee the Banana Girl. Source: Facebook

“The truth is she was so abusive to me, she used to hit me a lot.

“I wasn’t cool with it. I’d hit her back. I think if you hit like a man, then you’re going to get hit back.”

The couple in happier times. Source: 7News
The couple in happier times. Source: 7News

A blogger himself, Johnstone says he had “no choice” but to make the video and air the couple’s dirty laundry, claiming Ratcliffe admitted to using Botox.

He said he never hit Ratcliffe in the face, but tried to fight back.

“She’s just got a really bad temper, ask her brothers,” he said.

Freelee the Banana Girl. Source: Facebook
Freelee the Banana Girl. Source: Facebook

“She end up coming at me … it was definitely an abusive relationship.

“She lied to me again and again about the Botox … what else did she lie to me about.”

The couple had claimed the break-up was “mutual” earlier this year after seven years together, before the spat turned nasty.

The couple during their seven-year relationship. Source: Facebook
The couple during their seven-year relationship. Source: Facebook

Ratcliffe is a YouTube sensation with more than 700,000 subscribers and more than 245,000 followers on Facebook.

She had posted a video on YouTube, seen by 400,000 people, claiming it was Johnstone who was the “abuser” in the relationship.

Hundreds of thousands of fans follow the 36-year-old, who is famous for her Raw Till 4 diet, which sees followers eat fruit until 4pm backed by a vegan meal for dinner.

In comments made to the Daily Mail, Ratcliffe denied Johnstone’s allegations.