'I'm going to protect my daughter': Corinne Olympios' mother Peri insists Bachelor 'villain' isn't engaged, a w**** or a slave-owner

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Bachelor 'villain' Corinne is not engaged, a w**** or a slave owner, her mom has insisted.

Peri Olympios defended her daughter once again this week, slamming those who labeled her a 's*** and a 'w****, because she's not'.

She claimed a photo that circulated on social media this week of Corinne wearing an engagement ring was 'a spoof'.

'I'm going to protect my daughter': Corinne Olympios' mother Peri has insisted the Bachelor 'villain' (pictured) isn't engaged, a wh*re or a slave owner 

She also backed up her daughter's claim that her daughter's nanny - whom Corrine recently revealed still takes care of her - is a beloved member of the family and 'not a slave'.

'Corinne is a very smart, bright, wonderful girl who is larger than life - kind of like me - and so I was just saying things to protect her,' she told ET.

Corrine raised eyebrows when she went topless in a pool with Nick Viall for a photoshoot... which her mom subsequently claimed 'was faked'. 

'The show is great and enhanced her personality. So, you know, that's why people were saying what they were saying when they were saying she's a little promiscuous. As a mother, I'm going to protect my daughter.

Back-up: Peri Olympios defended her daughter once again this week, slamming those who labeled her a 'sl*t and a 'wh*re, because she's not' 

'There are some bad things, but then there are a lot of people who run up to her and think she's the greatest thing,' she added. 'I'm a huge fan of how she handled herself.'

Fans went wild this week when Corrine cropped up in a picture with Instagram comedienne Claudia Oshry very noticeably wearing a sizeable sparkler on her ring finger.

'It was the comedian's ring,' her mom insisted. 'They did it as a spoof! Actually, it's the comedian who's engaged. It's Claudia's ring. They wanted to do a little skit thing. A spoof.'

'The show is great and enhanced her personality. So, you know, that's why people were saying what they were saying when they were saying she's a little promiscuous. As a mother, I'm going to protect my daughter,' Peri (pictured) said

After the 24-year-old admitted on the show that her childhood nanny - Raquel - still cooks, cleans and takes care of her, she was forced to defend herself on social media and insist 'Raquel is not a slave'.

Peri continued: 'What had happened was we were getting a lot of calls and then people were saying we were abusing Raquel. As a mother, I'm going to protect my daughter and of course somebody who's been with me for 17 years.

'The woman was with me while I survived cancer,' she added. 'Believe me, this woman could do no wrong. She can have anything she wants and she's a part of our family.'

Not naked: 'She had cover-ups on' Peri said of the moment the duo were taking part in a group date and Corrine shocked the other girls by whipping off her top

 She reiterated her stance that when it comes to the Bachelor, only the villain and the winner are ever remembered, but insisted her daughter 'doesn't have a mean bone' in her body.

'The winner and the few that stick out with their large personalities are the ones that get remembered,' she said.

'[Corinne] wanted to do this, and she went out and did it as elegantly as she did. She is very happy with the outcome, the people, everything.'

 Earlier this week, Peri told TMZ in a lot of what her little girl does is all for show — such as spraying whipped cream on her chest for Nick to lick off.

Chose your side: 'She decided either you are two people that get remembered — the winner or the villain. Just like Chad [Johnson] and a few others in the last [shows],' Peri explained to TMZ

'Yes, she took it to the limits, most of it is fake,' she told the site.

Corrine's mother also claimed that she wasn't actually naked during the now infamous pool scene during the group date.

The other women were left speechless when Nick appeared to hold Corinne's naked breasts.

'Even when she decided to lose the top she had cover-ups on,' Peri told TMZ.

'She had a bathing suit': Corrine has raised eyebrows with her raunchy behaviour including spraying whipped cream on her chest for Nick to lick off

Recalling the moment Corrine seemingly stripped naked and accosted Nick in just a beige trench coat, Peri insisted it wasn't what it seemed.

'When she was in the trench coat she had a bathing suit. It was all for TV. Reality TV and TV is very fake and you have no idea what they have cut out.'

'Do you really think a can of Reddi Whip was sitting there in the corner by the pool in the heat?' she added.

Villain: Corrine ended up getting a rose thanks to her raunchy display with Nick in the season premiere

Peri claims she is now being harassed by strangers phoning her and is preparing to take legal action.

'Believe me, I have every one of your phone numbers and where you're calling from,' she said in the video and added, 'And so will the police'

Season 21 of The Bachelor continues Mondays at 8pm ET on ABC.