Speaking on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show, Riley revealed that she has blocked around 1,500 trolls on Twitter.

“Being a victim breeds being a victim, they will attack you even more. I’ve had all sorts, I’ve had people deny my Jewish heritage, saying that my dead granddad would be disgusted by me,” she said. “[I’ve been compared to] a Nazi, a white supremacist, a pedophile enabler – I mean, you name it, these people are saying it. And I don’t want to give them any oxygen.”

Talking about how it has affected her pregnancy, she added: “I had a stressful weekend on social media and my baby went quiet for a couple of days. And that made me realise however mentally strong I am, there’s a reaction, a fight or flight. There’s adrenaline and hormones that go through your body. And now I’m sharing them, I absolutely don’t need to give that to my baby.”

Rachel Riley had to block 1,500 Twitter trolls to protect her mental health and pregnancy