Love is troll you need

TV host on beating internet bullies Katie Piper says she kills web trolls with kindness – after receiving more horrendous abuse.

The a c id a t t a ck survivor, 37, reckons the best way to hit back is to post upl ifting messages.

Songs Of Praise host Katie reckons only damaged people resor t to such sick i n su l t s . One called her

SURVIVOR Katie with her husband Richard

“repulsive” and “ugly” as she recovered from an eye op.

Katie said: “There’s a really good aff irmation for it – hurt people hurt people. They must be hurting to feel so angry. If you can have empathy for whoever is spewing nasty comments, you have an understanding. It makes you more untouchable.”

Katie often shares images and videos of her operations after surviving an acid attack 12 years ago.

Former boyfriend Daniel Lynch, 44, is serving a minimum 16-year sentence for instigating the horror, while attacker Stefan Sylvestre, 32, was locked up for nine years before being released. Despite the jibes,

Katie thinks people have become less aggressive in some ways as a result of the pandemic.

She added: “When I’m out and about, I find I’m much kinder and chatty now. It’s softened a lot of us. The pandemic has made us kinder.”

Katie – who has daughters Penelope, two, and Belle, six, with husband Richard Sutton – has enjoyed the slower pace of life under lockdown. And it has allowed her more time for her passion – crafting.

She has teamed up with Cricut, makers of smart cutting machines, to encourage people to create handmade gifts featuring her inspirational messages.

Katie said: “Crafting has given me purpose when I couldn’t work. It’s been beneficial for my mental health. It’s about spreading kindness.”