United Kingdom, Sept. 28 -- Katie Thurston feels "helpless" after rumours circulated she had died.

The Bachelorette star - who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in February - has found fake news articles being shared online to be "triggering" and she has appealed for help in getting the posts removed.

Katie tearfully said in a video shared to her Instagram Story: "I literally wanted to take time away from social media, but then I was getting, like, texts from people I don't normally hear from. Then, I got DMs from people, and everyone's like, 'Are you OK?'"

"I've seen this article go around before, but something about tonight really f****** p***** me off.

"It was triggering. I tried to report it [but] there's nothing I can do....