‘You made me cry!’ Madeleine West hits back at trolls who ‘demeaned’ her with ‘cruel and sexist’ comments
Madeleine West has suffered from her fair share of critics over the years.
And on Friday, she hit back at trolls after revealing that their ‘demeaning’ comments had left her in tears.
Posting to Instagram, the 40-year-old shared a teary eyed selfie and explained in a lengthy post that despite their harsh words she will never let the trolls ‘win’.
Hitting back: On Friday Madeleine West (pictured) slammed trolls after revealing their ‘demeaning’ comments left her in tears
‘Quick shout out to the trolls who in times gone by, some recent, some long ago, have tried to shut me up and shut me down by posting poison here and in various social forums…I have to get this off my chest,’ she began.
The actress went on to reveal that their ‘sexist, racist, bitchy, base, cruel, callous’ comments have ‘demeaned’ her and made her question her ‘sense of self worth’.
‘Today you even made me cry. I suppose that is the nature of social media…it rightfully attracts comment: some delivered like kisses, others dealt like blades,’ she added.
Hurtful words: The actress went on to reveal that their ‘sexist, racist, bitchy, base, cruel, callous’ comments have ‘demeaned’ her and made her question her ‘sense of self worth’
Madeleine accompanied the post with a selfie that revealed her bloodshot eyes from crying.
The mother-of-six was dressed in a black shirt and wore her long brown tresses loose with minimal makeup.
She went on to say that people shouldn’t ‘justify’ their comments on social media just because she is a ‘public figure’ or write cruel comments ‘because they disagree with something I have posted’.
Justifications: Madeleine went on to say that people shouldn’t ‘justify’ their comments on social media just because she is a ‘public figure’
The former Neighbours star, added that the trolls will never ‘win’ and that she will continue to share her thoughts and pictures to the public.
‘So to all my little #trolls out there, lurking in the shadows behind your keypads, some of your comments actually scare me,’ she said.
‘But not enough to stop me sharing stories, not enough to make me shed another tear, not enough to silence me.’
Staying positive: Madeleine added that the trolls will never ‘win’ and that she will continue to share her thoughts and pictures to the public
Since March, the former Underbelly star and her six children have been staying at her home in Byron Bay amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Madeleine shares her six children, Phoenix, 14, Hendrix, 12, Xascha, 10, Xanthe, eight, and Margaux and Xalia, five, with her ex-partner, chef Shannon Bennett.
The former couple announced their split in September 2018 after 13 years of dating.
Family: Madeleine shares her six children, Phoenix, 14, Hendrix, 12, Xascha, 10, Xanthe, eight, and Margaux and Xalia, five, with her ex-partner, chef Shannon Bennett (pictured)