TROLL HELL
‘Scared’ Love Island star reveals ‘vile’ abuse she received while on All Stars – & says trolls even targeted her mum
Georgia recently broke her silence following a heartbreaking split
REALITY TV star Georgia Steel said she, her family and friends all received abuse and death threats while she was on Love Island: All Stars.
A post on her Instagram during the broadcast told of “vile threats and nasty messages” being sent by trolls.
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And Georgia, who was first on Love Island in 2018, has now said: “My family and my friends, they had death threats.
“You don't really know how to process that if I'm honest, you're quite scared, you don't know if the whole world hates you.
“I felt like everyone hated me.
“My mum got messages - 'how could you raise a girl like this?'
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“Yeah, which is awful, because like in reality… I just want to make the people that support and love me proud."
Addressing the trolls in a Sky News interview, she added: “Would you really say it to their face? And would you be happy if the consequences were really bad?”
“It could just take that one comment that tips someone over the edge.”
Steel found herself under fire for her behaviour on the show after several clips showing her connections with the different contestants were played during the PDA Awards - sparking criticism online.
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A spokesperson from ITV said at the time: “We would always urge our viewers to be kind when engaging in social media conversations about our Islanders, and to remember that they are real people with feelings."
Earlier in the month, Steel broke her silence after The Sun revealed her split from her All Stars ex Toby Aromolaran.
Love Island’s Georgia Steel reveals secret fears for her relationship with Toby Aromolaran after villa backlash
The shocked reality TV star confirmed Toby, 25, made the decision to end their romance within weeks of leaving the villa.
Heartbroken Georgia, 25, said: "It is true Toby has called things off.
“It has taken me by complete surprise and I’m still trying to process it and come to terms with it all.
“They say some people are in your life for a lifetime and some just for a chapter."
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