Pregnant Woman who Launched Romantic Appeal to Find the Father of her Baby is Hoax

A woman who captured hearts by launching a moving video appeal to find the father of her unborn child has revealed it was a hoax.

Filmed by the beach at Mooloolaba, on Australia's sunshine coast, Natalie Amyot asked social media to help her find "the really cute guy" she met at a party on the last night of her holiday. She claimed that after the "beautiful night" they spent together, she had returned home only to discover six weeks later she was pregnant following their one-night stand.

But a day after the video was released, another clip was uploaded to her YouTube channel in which she admitted the appeal was actually a marketing ploy set up by Sunny Coast Social Media in

Queensland.

The new clip opens with the 26-year-old announcing: "I found him", before stepping aside for the social media company's owner Andy Sellar.

The revelation comes after doubts had been cast over the story of Ms Amyot, who was searching for a man she claimed got her pregnant on the last night of a three-month trip to Australia.

A former friend of the fictional Ms Amyot confirmed to Daily Mail Australia she was in fact Alizee Michel who is believed to have studied marketing and tourism. Jordan Foster said Ms Michel had attended the University of the Sunshine Coast - north of Brisbane - for "a few years", and had a long-term boyfriend.

And on Wednesday, the truth was finally revealed by Mr Sellar in a YouTube video. He said:

"This has been a viral video for Holiday Mooloolaba. My name is Andy Sellar and I own a company called Sunny Coast social media.
"We do viral videos for businesses. Now I know there is going to be a lot of you that are upset by this... maybe not too happy.
"But this young lady was just a volunteer in this. I did all the Facebook, the YouTube, I did all the answering. She had nothing to do with that, she literally was just an actress."
Mr Sellar goes on to reveal why he had engaged in such a campaign.
"We just wanted to put Mooloolaba on the map because it's a wonderful place. So thank you for watching and we are going to do many, many more videos like this," he explained.

The video had generated a lot of interest and attention, with some comments suggesting her reluctance to name him publicly means it was a hoax. Hundreds of keen helpers had also expressed their concerns and support online.