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Bardot member Katie Underwood has slammed claims she acted like a 'complete moll' backstage at the band's 25th anniversary show over the weekend.
The Australian girl group, formed in 2000, reunited on Saturday night for the Mighty Hoopla Festival in Sydney's Bondi Beach, with four out of the five original members performing.
Sophie Monk did not join her old bandmates for the hotly anticipated one-off reunion.
While Bardot received plenty of positive feedback following the show, Katie has revealed she received some backlash surrounding her behaviour behind the scenes.
In a tearful Instagram video uploaded on Monday, Katie hit back at those who accused her of acting like 'a complete moll' backstage.
'Since the show I've been targeted by misogynistic abuse,' she said, before explaining what really happened before the show.
Bardot member Katie Underwood has slammed claims she acted like a 'complete moll' backstage at the band's 25th anniversary show over the weekend
The Australian girl group, formed in 2000, reunited on Saturday night for the Mighty Hoopla Festival in Sydney's Bondi Beach, with four out of the five original members performing
While Bardot received plenty of positive feedback following the show, Katie has revealed she received some backlash surrounding her behaviour behind the scenes
'We got backstage half an hour before we were due to go on. All I wanted was a sound check and a microphone,' she explained.
'There were legit 50 people backstage. I could barely get in the door because it was blocked by so many people. Also, I was getting really nervous at that point, looking out seeing thousands of people, and because I f**king care, I wanted to do well.'
According to the singer, her focus was solely on making sure the performance ran smoothly - but tracking down the right crew member proved difficult.
'All I wanted was a sound check and a mic, and for the love of God I could not find the audio tech with our packs,' she said.
She admitted that in the scramble she may not have come across warmly.
'As a woman… I'm expected to look f**king happy all the time. Well, guess what? I wasn't happy. I was stressed and it showed on my face because I have no game face.'
Turning to the online backlash, she distinguished between private opinions and public comments, calling out those spreading rumours as engaging in bullying.
Bardot reunited at the Mighty Hoopla Festival on February 21. (Pictured: Katie Underwood, Sally Polihronas, Sophie Monk, Tiffani Wood and Belinda Chapple)
'Once it's online, it's bullying. Don't kid yourself,' she said, promising to block haters.
She also warned that ongoing online attacks could affect her willingness to tour again.
'If this continues, there's no way I'm doing a tour,' she said, adding that the pressure of dealing with criticism just before such a major performance was exhausting.
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