More than a hundred fans of a YouTube diet guru famous for eating 51 bananas in a day reportedly turned up outside an Adelaide court today to protest a lawsuit being brought against her by a popular Australian fitness blogger . Kayla Itsines , 23 , the brains behind the popular Bikini Body Guide , her partner and company lodged a lawsuit last month alleging that Leanne Ratcliffe , better known as Freelee the Banana Girl , and her vegan partner Harley Johnstone , known as Durianrider , had defamed them in a series of online posts . Prior to a hearing at the South Australian Supreme Court today , the Adelaide Advertiser reported that the large crowd of Freelee 's supporters appeared and repeatedly chanted the 'fruitarian ' duo 's slogan , 'carb the f*** up ' . Scroll down for video . Court selfie : Freelee the Banana Girl and Durianrider snapped a video of themselves out the front of the South Australian Supreme Court . Real names Harley Johnstone ( left ) and Leanne Ratcliffe ( right ) , the pair have pledged to ride their bikes to the courtroom on Monday . Ms Ratcliffe informed her supporters last week that she was shopping for a court outfit . Kayla v Freelee : Instagram personality Kayla Itsines ( left ) is taking legal action against Freelee The Banana Girl ( right ) over alleged defamation . 'The fruit bats will prevail ! ' Freelee told her supporters , after the pair requested they join them at the South Australian Supreme Court . Popular Instagram personality and personal trainer Kayla Itsines ( pictured ) is behind the extremely popular Bikini Body Challenge . In a fiery Facebook post to her 2.3 million followers last month , Ms Itsines alleged Ms Ratcliffe and Mr Johnstone made false claims on YouTube that her partner was on steroids , that she was starving herself or other people and that she was a fraud . 'This is wrong and illegal , ' she wrote . 'So I have requested that the content be removed from the internet . 'After my initial request was denied I had no choice but to continue to protect the safety and reputation of my followers , Tobi and myself from a personal point of view . ' Ms Itsines lodged an injunction to the South Australian Supreme Court in February . Her legal representative , Andrew Harris QC , reportedly told Judge Brian Withers at Monday 's hearing that Mr Johnstone and Ms Ratcliffe had not complied with the request . He said they had kept the videos on YouTube but set to 'private ' . Judge Withers told the court the matter should head straight to trial . Mr Harris was quoted saying that there was still a prospect of mediation between the parties in the next seven days . The hearing was adjourned until next week . The presence of a large number of supporters for Ms Ratcliffe and Mr Johnstone came after they issued a video request for 'fruit bats ' to attend court to support them . 'Good will prevail ! ' Ms Ratcliffe said in the video . 'The fruit bats will prevail ! ' Freelee the Banana Girl , pictured , is most famous for a stunt several years ago where she ate 51 bananas for a YouTube video . Personal trainer Kayla Itsines is pictured here with her partner Tobi . Daily Mail Australia understands the pair are currently overseas . With a successful business and popular training regime , Ms Itsines ( above ) has more than 2.3 million followers on Instagram . Ms Itsines is the powerhouse behind the popular fitness brand , the Bikini Body Guide . Durianrider ( left ) - also known as Harley Johnstone - and Freelee the Banana Girl ( right ) promote vegan and raw vegan eating options and are popular YouTube personalities . Freelee the Banana Girl and Durianrider took to YouTube have made two statements about the impending legal action in the past week . Freelee the Banan Girl famously ate 51 bananas in one YouTube video . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Fitness blogger Kayla Itsines is taking court action against diet gurus Freelee the Banana Girl . Ms Itsines launched legal action in late February over remarks she said were defamatory . The South Australian Supreme Court heard submissions on Monday afternoon . More than a hundred fans reportedly turned up in support of Freelee the Banana Girl . Freelee and Durianrider had posted a video of themselves outside court calling on their fellow 'fruit bats ' to rally at court . The hearing was adjourned until next week .