‘I'm only human – the bullying is awful'

A year after launching our #TurnOffTrolls campaign, Katie Price opens up to new about tackling the haters and pushing for Harvey’s Law

- GEORGIA TREVITT

It’s been a year since we launched our #TurnOffTrolls campaign to highlight the issue of online bullying and help stomp it out. Within the past 12 months, a huge number of celebrities have thrown their support behind new’s campaign and shared their own experiences of trolling.

Katie Price was one of the first stars to speak out, telling us at the time she finds negative comments “incredibly hurtful”. And when we catch up with her for our campaign’s one-year anniversary, she says there’s still a long way to go for change.

“I try not to let trolling get to me, but I do struggle with my mental health,” she tells us. “Mental health is a massive thing and I’m not going to sit back. It’s important to speak up.”

Earlier this month, Katie was forced to hit back and defend her relationship with boyfriend Carl Woods after she was branded a “slag” by keyboard warriors. And following her serious injury in July, which left her wheelchairbound with two broken feet, the 42-year-old received cruel comments from people who accused her of faking her accident.

But it’s not just Katie who is targeted by online abuse. Her eldest son Harvey, 18, who is partially blind, autistic and suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, has also been subjected to relentless bullying – and, sadly, she tells us it’s become worse.