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 and Durianrider . 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 .