As a former Page 3 girl and reality TV star Jodie Marsh admits she’s used to being trolled.
Yet nothing could prepare her for the vitriol she would receive after being targeted on the gossip forum Tattle Life.
The site – which attracts 12 million visitors monthly – is supposedly aimed at exposing disingenuous influencers who make money from social media.
However, it rapidly descended into a paradise for trolls to aim vitriolic abuse at everyone from Mrs Hinch and Katie Price to mummy bloggers with small followings.
Its owner, Sebastian Bond was exposed in June 2025 after losing a defamation lawsuit filed by Neil and Donna Sands, who were awarded £300,000 in damages for years of harassment and stalking caused by the site.
However, the site is still running and now 450 victims of abuse on the page – Jodie included – are working with MPs and law enforcement in a bid to get it shut down.
Jodie Marsh reveals Tattle Life trolls ‘destroyed her and ended up costing the taxpayer thousands’ after sparking costly legal battle as MPs vow to shut ‘toxic’ site down after it left hundreds of victims suicidal (Jodie pictured at court in June)
Jodie, 46, has retreated from the public eye in recent years and has dedicated her life to caring for animals at her sanctuary Fripp’s Farm. Yet trolls have made it a mission to destroy her
Jodie, 46, has retreated from the public eye in recent years and has dedicated her life to caring for animals at her sanctuary Fripp’s Farm.
Yet despite keeping to herself, trolls have made it a mission to destroy her and shut down Fripps – making false allegations about Jodie to the police, HMRC, her local council and several animal charities.
‘Tattle has destroyed my life,’ Jodie tells Daily Mail.
‘The users have abused every aspect of my life viciously. They abused the way I look physically, they’ve torn apart my “ugly” face and my body.
‘They’ve called me an animal abuser, a junkie – I’ve never done drugs in my life. They say I’m a fat mess, I’m vile, I’m haggard, I’m disgusting, I’m a liar, I’m thick.
‘And the worst thing about this is people believe them.’
Over the summer, Jodie was embroiled in a legal battle with her local council as she appealed against their refusal to grant her a wild animal licence for Fripps Farm.
Uttlesford District Council blocked the application last year after members claimed she treated the animals there as ‘pets’ after hearing she had taken a baby meerkat and an owl to a pub. There were also concerns about noise.
As a former Page 3 girl Jodie admits she’s used to being trolled. Yet nothing could prepare her for the vitriol she would receive after being targeted on Tattle Life (pictured in 2003)
Yet Jodie claims: ‘Their only evidence against me was what they had taken from Tattle.
‘It was fabricated, malicious and defamatory, there were even doctored videos and photos posted on there.’
Jodie ultimately won her appeal, with the judge granting her a license and ordering Uttlesford District Council to pay costs of £19,641.
Summing up his findings, Judge Williams said there was ‘considerable animosity between Ms Marsh and the members of the local community’.
But he added: ‘Ms Marsh may not be popular in the surrounding area but, based on the evidence given to this court, I conclude that she is a person who genuinely cares for her animals.
‘Ms Marsh is not, and has not been, responsible for any harm or ill-treatment [of the animals in her care].’
While she emerged victorious, Jodie reasons: ‘The stress took its toll and it’s cost the residents of Uttlesford District council.’
Jodie claims that in all the cost to the taxpayer amounts to roughly £120,000.
Trolls have made false allegations about Jodie to the police, HMRC, her local council and several animal charities, prompting in several investigations and a pricey court battle
A spokesperson for Uttlesford District Council told Daily Mail: ‘The initial refusal was not based on unfounded comments – it followed a properly constituted council process in which elected members took a decision based on a range of evidence presented, including from Ms Marsh.
‘The council has duties to deal with licence applications and appeals against refusal according to law.
‘This requires expenditure which the council has no choice but to incur when applications and appeals are presented.
‘In this case the total legal costs, including the appellant costs, was less than £35,000.’
Breaking down in tears, Jodie tells Daily Mail: Tattle users have reported me to the RSPCA, PETA, the police, DEFRA, HMRC, the CIC regulator, and my local council.
‘They have caused all of the above to investigate me multiple times but I have passed every inspection with flying colours.
‘The only achievement from all of this is that I have had a mental breakdown and been suicidal more than once.
‘Hate speech is illegal in this day and age. You are not allowed to speak in a discriminatory or prejudiced way against race, religion, or sexuality – so why are these trolls allowed to do what they are doing to me and thousands of others?’
On Monday, a Parliamentary Roundtable chaired by MP Apsana Begum saw MPs, regulators such as Ofcom, legal experts and law enforcement come together to discuss Tattle.Life
Jodie has also been left fearing for her safety after her address was posted on Tattle Life, and revealed her family and friends have also been targeted and harassed by Tattle users.
‘They posted photos of bombs superimposed over my house,’ she explains. ‘They’ve shared photos of every access point to my home and where all my animals are.
‘They’ve used Tattle to organize drones to fly over my house multiple times, not only scaring me, but scaring all of the animals that I’ve rescued.
‘The drones have even flown up to my bedroom windows. I’ve had to employ full-time security for myself and my animals because of these people.
‘I live alone and I live in constant fear because now my stalkers know where I live. I am depressed, stressed, exhausted and now permanently on antidepressants.’
Jodie also reveals that the trolling increased as she grieved the loss of her beloved mother Kristina following her death from cancer in 2020.
‘My pet nickname for my mum and dad was Marge and Parge,’ she shares. ‘And immediately after my mother’s death, a user popped up on Tattle with the username Marge’s Ghost – and using a profile photo of my dead mother. Just let that sink in.’
Victims of the site read out harrowing testimonies of the abuse they’d endured and the lasting impacts it had on their lives (Jodie pictured with her father John after attending the roundtable)
On Monday, a Parliamentary Roundtable chaired by MP Apsana Begum saw MPs, regulators such as Ofcom, legal experts and law enforcement come together to address the growing public and political concern around platforms such as Tattle.Life.
Victims of the site read out harrowing testimonies of the abuse they’d endured and the lasting impacts it had on their lives – many of them admitting they had attempted suicide as a result of the trolling.
Private medical records had been shared online, employers contacted in a bid to get them fired and their homes vandalised.
Research conducted by VictimFocus found that victims had been stalked on the site by strangers, people they knew and even medical professionals, hidden by their anonymous profiles.
Labour MP Apsana told Dail Mail: ‘From the evidence presented to and the harrowing testimonies provided to Parliamentarians this week, it is clear that this online platform simply needs to be closed due to the harms being perpetuated under the guise of gossip.
‘We must not allow for tragic consequences to follow as a result of anyone being stalked or harassed online or anywhere.’
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