Celebrity Big Brother star Kellie Maloney has been fearing for her safety after being tormented by a stalker.
The former boxing promoter, who used to be known as Frank, was targeted by the oddball online.
And the increasingly warped taunts have left her in “a bad place”.
Kellie, 67, told the Daily Star Sunday: “I’ve been having a stalker follow me. It’s been going on for quite a while. It is a stalker online.
“What is happening has sent me into a bad place. I shared everything with my family, and with their help and support they’re helping pull me out of it.”
Kellie Maloney has opened up about her stalker hell (Image: GETTY)
Kellie says she has contacted the “authorities” – who have advised her not to reveal certain details about the situation while it is being dealt with.
She said: “It’s still playing out right now. I really can’t say much about it because it’s an ongoing situation. That’s all I’ve been told I can say.”
But defiant Kellie is refusing to quit social media.
Kellie Maloney says the details of the stalker are with authorities (Image: FAMYFLYNET)
Over the years she has suffered a torrent of abuse for being transgender. Some messages have included threats of violence.
She said: “You’ve only got to read my Twitter account to see what some people say.
“I’ve had a couple of things that have crossed the line. I had one person say they’d like to push me off my high heels and break my neck.
“There should be more control over social media.”
Kellie came out as trans back in 2014 (Image: GETTY)
Kellie came out as trans in 2014 after almost 60 years with gender dysphoria – a condition where someone feels there is a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.
Six years on, Kellie thinks acceptance of the trans community is still lacking.
She said: “I don’t think things have improved as much as they should have for the trans community.
“We are not accepted by certain people. There are still bigots out there.
“I get it if people don’t understand what I went through. I still don’t understand why it happened to me or how it happened to me. But all I ask is for people to respect me in the way that I respect them.
“You don’t have to like me, you don’t have to accept me. But there’s no need to be rude about it.”
Kellie has teamed up with other celebrities on charity single Hero in aid of NHS Charities Together. It’s available to download now.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
