Online trolls have turned on our kids

Anonymous users of gossip website aim 'disgusting' remarks at YouTubers, writes Sophie Halle-Richards

HAVING launched their YouTube stars such as Molly Mae Hague channel around five years ago, Sarah and Chris Ingham are no strangers to the abuse that seems to go hand-in-hand with having an online presence and Sophie Hinchliffe (Mrs Hinch), as well as 'traditional celebs' such as Stacey Solomon, Katie Price and Meghan Markle.

Members of the site, which boasts a rule about 'no moderation, are able to post streams of comments poking fun or making nasty comments about their lives.

Dozens of threads about the Ingham family have been created on Tattle Life, including ones called 'Sarah the chubby chopper, 'oh come ye faithful, creepy and unstable' and 'Sarah and Chrieepy Ingham, YouTube's biggest scroungers! In a more sinister twist, multiple posts seen by the M.E.N now include references to the family's children, including derogatory comments about their appearance and behaviour, memes at the expense of the kids, and nasty comments about the way Sarah and Chris parent their children.

"We don't go on any gossip sites, especially Tattle Life but we have been made aware that people post about us by some of our followers and friends," Sarah said.