Billie Shepherd: ‘I’ve got tough skin when it comes to social media trolls’

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She's been in the spotlight for a cool 13 years since bouncing onto screens as a TOWIE newbie in 2010. And Billie Shepherd has built up quite the thick skin over her time in the industry.

It's no secret that the mother-of-three has often found herself as a victim to social media trolls, as she tells OK! that while it's 'easy to bite back', she has found a way to deal with the backlash. "It’s horrible getting nasty comments on social media but I feel like I’ve been in the industry so long that I’ve got a second layer of skin to it.

I try to delete or block any negativity on my page towards me or my family," explains Billie as we probe how she copes with social media.

She continues: "I know it’s not easy for everyone to do that, but that’s the way I try to switch off from it. Social media can be amazing but there also not so positive things that come from it. "It’s hard not to go down a dark rabbit hold and bite back - I often think who actually does things like that [posting nasty comments]?