BOBBY Norris has been forced to hit back after cruel trolling following his latest surgical procedure.
Former Towie star Bobby, 37, has been keeping fans up to date after travelling abroad for an operation.
While Bobby has not yet shared what surgery he had, he took to social media to have his say after trolls made guesses.
In a video showing his face wrapped in bandages, he said: “I just want to jump on because, since I’ve been back, I’ve just been resting and recuperating and the few times that I’ve been on social media I’ve seen several comments saying that I am going through gender reassignment surgery and that I’m transitioning.
“So I want to come on here to say it’s absolute fake news. Firstly, if I was to undergo a procedure like that I would assume that what you would do first is get the beard off.”
Bobby added: “If you’re going to go to the effort of everything else coming off, surely the beard’s coming off first. I don’t know. But I am a man, I love being a man and I’m not transitioning.”
Fans rushed to send supportive messages to Bobby after his statement.
One wrote: “Where did these people get these ideas from really and you don’t need to explain yourself to anyone.”
Another said: “It’s no one’s business but your own! As long as you’re happy! Speedy recovery.”
And a third added: “Wow that’s awful people would jump to that conclusion. Hope you are ok.”
It comes after Bobby left shoppers stunned recently when he was spotted in bargain store B&M.
Bobby revealed he was approached by a member of the public who was surprised to see him there given his TV fame.
Speaking in a video posted at the time, he said: “So a lovely lady comes over to me in B&M and she’s like ‘is it you?’ and I’m like ‘yeah it’s me babe how are you?’
“She went ‘oh I thought it was. Then I thought why would Bobby Norris be in B&M?’
“I was like ‘you’re mad, I love B&M, it’s my happy place.'”
After more discussion, he added: “The moral of the story is if you ever see me in a B&M and think ‘is it him?’ the chances are it probably is.”
