Rebekah Vardy gets support from This Morning viewers as she reveals evil trolls THREATEN her two-year-old daughter online
REBEKAH Vardy has revealed the horrifying extent of the online abuse she receives - with vile trolls even targeting her two-year-old daughter.
The WAG appeared on today's This Morning to talk about the issue ahead of her appearance on Channel 5 show Celebrity Trolls: We're Coming To Get You tomorrow evening.
She said: "If someone is able to post abusive things online they should be prosecuted for it, they should be tracked down and be dealt with.
"Posting something online, just because you're hiding behind a keyboard doesn't mean you can get away with it."
Rebekah certainly has cause to want the law to get involved when it comes to online abuse, after a vile troll tweeted her daughter Sofia, two, deserved to be raped underneath a picture of her wearing her dad's football shirt.
The incident left Rebekah, 35, afraid to leave the house.
She said: "After the Sofia incident, you can say what you want about me, I'm really thick skinned.
"I've been through so much in my life and the only thing I know how to be is strong but bring my kids into it and that's a whole different level."
When host Ruth Langsford asked why she didn't just quit Twitter and other social media sites, Rebekah said she felt that would let the trolls win.
She said: "I do understand what they are saying, but that means the people that are bullying, the trolls, they win, if I want to come off social media that's my choice not theirs.
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"I'm proud of my children, I'm proud of my family and why can't I share that with people?
"I don't flaunt our lifestyle, I'm not that sort of person."
Viewers got behind the WAG, agreeing that targeting small children in such a vile way is pure evil.
One wrote on Twitter: "@RebekahVardy sick sick people good for u to name and shame on #ThisMorning" while another said: "I will never understand why there isn't a law for online trolls. It's bullying, it's damaging. It's abuse."
A fourth tweeted: "Noone should have to put up with bullying. Death threats, rape threats etc are evil".
A third agreed: "So much Love for @RebekahVardy stay strong girl. You are a wonderful woman."
Many agreed with the star that trolls should be prosecuted, with one writing: "What scum on earth would say such a thing about a f***ing 2 year old!? Who are these people? EXPOSE THEM!"
Another said: "Saying a BABY 'deserves to be raped' because of a football shirt... absolutely shocking."
A third agreed, writing: "Imagine saying anyone should be raped, let alone a toddler. Disgusting s*** bags. Definitely need to be dealt with."
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