PREGNANT Nadia Essex was forced to quit Twitter over the weekend after a vile troll sent her a death threat against her unborn baby.
The former Celebs Go Dating coach, 37, was advised to take a break from the social media platform by police after receiving the abusive message.
A source told The Sun Online: “Nadia received a horrible threat to her life and the baby’s life.
“The police advised her to take a break from Twitter. It’s been very upsetting, and she’s hopeful that her brief step away from the site will stop any negativity towards her.”
A representative for Nadia declined to comment.
Last week Nadia said she was “shaking in shock horror” after her Wikipedia page was targeted by a troll who labelled her a “slapper”.
She wrote: “Oh. My. God. I honestly didn’t think this weeks trolling and meanness towards me get any lower then I see this! I’m shaking in shock horror!”
Nadia reactivated her account today and appeared in a more positive mood, posting: “Happy Monday The biggest week of my life starts today! Was lovely having a few days off of twitter but now it’s back to Work and positive vibes .”
She revealed that she was pregnant with her first child last month, telling Closer how doctors said she had “less than one percent chance” of falling pregnant.
She said: “I’ve gone from a hellish year to being blessed with a baby.
“The odds weren’t in my favour, as for so long I thought I couldn’t have children – so this is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. It’s a miracle!
“I had tried for a baby ten years ago with a previous partner, with no success. I’d recently stopped taking the contraceptive pill, but I was using protection. My doctor told me there was less than one per cent chance of conception. Everyone’s shocked, but I wouldn’t change a thing!”
And on Instagram she admitted she’d never felt “so scared” and urged her followers to share advice with her.
Last year Nadia was axed from her role on Celebs Go Dating after creating fake Twitter profiles to troll her critics as well as her former co-star Eden Blackman.
In the messages, Nadia called Eden “sick” and “disgraceful” for cheating on his now ex-girlfriend with Chanelle Sadie Paul – a woman he met when she appeared on Celebs Go Dating.
In July, the employment tribunal she went on to launch against Eden, whom she accused of bullying and harassing her, was dismissed.
After her axing from Celebs Go Dating, Nadia told The Sun Online she admitted taking the wrong course of action, but said she felt no other option after receiving hateful messages herself.
She said she had hit “rock bottom” over the situation – and even revealed she had felt suicidal.
“Looking back on it now, I didn’t deal with it in the right way, I know that,” she said, “I’ve been called a fat ugly b***h on a daily basis.
“I’ve been told to kill myself. I’ve been told I am the most hated woman in Britain
“I have had suicidal thoughts from the mountain of abuse I have received.”
However, Eden gave his followers his take on the toxic situation, writing: “For the record (as there is a lot of incorrect information being peddled on Twitter) Nadia Essex was suspended by Lime Pictures as it was proven she created & ran multiple trolling accounts, trolling strangers with content such as “vile bully c****s”, “f***ing scam bag”, “dirty troll”, “your silly bitch wife”, “f***ing weirdo”, “get f***ing social services on these two immediately!!!!!!!!!’ amongst others.
“Lime Pictures suspended her & her manager fired her. Organisations like these don’t make that kind of decision without reason.
“I remember having lunch with someone from Lime Pictures (who produce CGD) last November where they said (and I quote) ‘I don’t think Nadia is calculated, just stupid’.
“Sadly, Nadia has proved that person wrong. She’s both.”
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