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Skinny model Cassi denies drip rumours

Super-skinny model Cassi van den Dungen has denied rumours that she spent a night on a drip before she walked the runway at Australian Fashion Week.
Cassi Van Den Dungen's skinny frame on the catwalk sparked nationwide debate.

Rumours that Cassi, who is the mother of a two-year-old boy, was put on a drip to boost her weight after extreme dieting are being whispered around Fashion Week.

The Weekly heard the story from two well-placed sources and, as concern for the health of the models reached fever pitch, spoke directly to Cassi this afternoon, who said: “I have been told not to say anything but I wanted to clarify this rumour – it is completely untrue.

“As much as I want to say something, I can’t. It’s for legal reasons. All I can do is deny it, and say it’s not true. I know it’s a rumour and I want to be able to say more but I can’t.”

The Weekly photographed Cassi and her son, Drake, in 2012. The little boy was born with a cleft palate, and to a Mum who said: “I was just amazed at how perfect he was. He has that little bit to go through and his smile is bigger because of it.”

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