Thalia Heffernan 'felt more shame than fear' after having drink spiked at 17

The model has spoken out about her experience of being spiked as a teenager

Thalia Heffernan says she was spiked while at a bar when she was 17.

Model Thalia Heffernan has been inundated with messages from victims of spikings after she shared her experience of having her drink spiked in a bar when she was just 17.

In response to a recent increase in drinks being spiked, in recent days Heffernan, 26, detailed the incident and says she has since heard from many men and women who also had been spiked. One woman, she told 2FM on Tuesday, told her a friend had died hours after being spiked as her body could not tolerate the drugs.