Georgia Tennant death threats: Actress goes to Met Police for help after being targeted on social media

The 40-year-old, who is married to fellow TV star David Tennant, has been the target of online trolls in recent weeks and months, prompting her to approach to police to take things further.

Georgia has been called a w****, told to “go back to the street” and had her life threatened by people on social media.

It is not the first time Georgia has been targeted in this manner either, revealing earlier this year that a stalker on Facebook had offered a reward for her murder.

After meeting David Tennant on the set of Doctor Who back in 2008, the pair got married three years later and now have four children together. Georgia is also the daughter of ex-Doctor Who lead Peter Davison and his ex-wife Sandra Dickinson.

The actress tagged the Metropolitan Police in a post on Instagram, which contained screenshots of the abuse she has received.

Under the Online Safety Act (2023), sending a message that contains a threat of death or serious harm, with the intent or recklessness that the recipient will fear it will be carried out, is a criminal offence in the UK.

Convictions can lead to a fine or prison sentence of up to five years.

The same goes for offensive or false electronic communications, which defendants can now also be tried for at crown court.

Earlier this week, ex-footballer Joey Barton was convicted of sending grossly offensive social media posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.