She's previously revealed how she 'spiralled' after giving birth to her first born
THE former Love Island star now turned podcaster has opened up about the bullying her family receives online.
Cara De La Hoyde Massey who shares Freddie George, and daughter Delilah with hubby Nathan Massey, whom she met on the show, opened up about the trolling on a recent podcast.
The mum-of-two who hosts The School Runway with celeb stylist Bronagh Meere spoke of what her hubby does to defend them from vile trolls online.
In the clip, the pair discussed a voicemail they received from a fan calling into the podcast.
They joked that for once it wasn't horrible and Cara admitted that she and Nathan tend to laugh at the meanies.
She said: "Just send them to me because I find it so funny.
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"I love it."
Cara also admitted that protective dad Nathan and his sister won't stand for any trolling when it comes to the two children they share.
She revealed they went to extreme lengths to find out trolls' names, addresses and where they work.
"Do you know Nathan has rung people's work places when they've abused our kids on TikTok," she said
"He said 'I'm just letting you know your employees abusing my children on the internet."
Cara continued: "People are so thick man, they troll and then they go and have open Facebooks with all their information on."
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Bronagh, nervous about setting off any more trolls was quick to shut down the conversation but Cara assured her that her sister-in-law would get her covered.
Both Cara and Nathan have weathered the storm and had previously broken up before getting back together and marrying and having their children.
The Love Island star admitted to 'spiralling' after giving birth to her first child and ditching her glamorous Love Island life.
Cara and Nathan welcomed their first child, a son named Freddie, in 2017, not long after they won the show.
Is trolling illegal in the UK?
In the UK, trolling someone online can be illegal if it crosses certain boundaries.
The Malicious Communications Act 1988 and the Communications Act 2003 are two key pieces of legislation that can be applied to online behaviour, including trolling.
Under the Malicious Communications Act 1988, it is an offence to send electronic communications that are indecent, grossly offensive, or contain threats, with the intent to cause distress or anxiety to the recipient.
Similarly, Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 makes it an offence to send messages that are grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or menacing through a public electronic communications network.
Penalties for these offences can include fines and imprisonment. Therefore, while not all trolling is illegal, if the behaviour involves threats, harassment, or grossly offensive content, it can indeed be subject to legal action in the UK.
"I felt quite lost for a while", she said.
Cara said that she had to mute a lot of people on Instagram, as she felt upset seeing pictures of people all glammed up at events. However, she revealed that one day she had an "epiphany".
"I thought, why am I trying to compete with all these people because that's not where I am in my life", she said.
"I'm now a mum, I've got a normal mum body and it took that change in my brain to realise that this is my life now and I should be happy."
Cara said that this change in her way of thinking helped her to become much happier.
She said that it took a long time for her to get her head around being a mother, and the responsibility that comes with it but became much happier when she came to terms with it.
During the pregnancy she and Nathan split up for a while as Cara revealed she was unhappy after moving to Essex with Nathan and felt he didn't understand her.
However, she said that this was the best thing that ever happened to them.
Cara felt that the baby had come to her for a reason, and was determined to keep the baby, even if it meant doing it alone.
