Return to Paradise star Anna Samson's plea to fans after being trolled for her weight

Return to Paradise prima Anna Samson has antecedently been targeted by cruel trolls, who called her 'overweight' and 'ugly' during her clip connected Home and Away

The much-anticipated new Death successful Paradise spinoff, Return to Paradise, has yet arrived, featuring the BBC franchise's first-ever pistillate lead, Anna Samson. The 34 twelvemonth aged British-Australian histrion volition beryllium portraying Australian ex-pat Detective Inspector Mackenzie Clarke, joining the ranks of instrumentality favourites similar Ben Miller, Kris Marshall, Ardal O'Hanlon and Ralf Little who person each played Detective Inspectors successful the series, reports OK!.

If you recognise her, it's due to the fact that she's champion known for her relation arsenic Mia Anderson successful Home And Away. However, fame has besides brought on its stock of online trolling, peculiarly during her stint connected the Australian soap.

Anna, 34, urged online bullies to "find thing amended to bash with their time" than nonstop her hateful comments, revealing that she had been criticised for her quality and value by these "dangerous" trolls. During her clip successful Summer Bay, she took a basal against cyberbullying with an honorable and unfastened missive to fans connected Instagram.

In a candid post, she wrote astir herself and chap formed subordinate Sam Barrett, who played her on-screen daughter: "What an breathtaking clip for Sam Barrett and myself, arsenic we articulation the formed of Home and Away, this iconic portion of Australian television. How disappointing that this tin beryllium spoilt with the civilization of online bullying."

The histrion deed backmost astatine online trolls, stating: "People inactive consciousness they person the close to shame, remark connected and harass women astir their appearance," and continued by highlighting the toxic culture: "This is not new. It's portion of a civilization of cowardice. Cruelly commenting connected our value nonaccomplishment oregon gain, our faces, our choices, our voices."

She didn't clasp backmost successful her unfastened missive adding: "I'd suggest to these societal media bullies to find thing amended to bash with their time. You are blameworthy of publication to a precise problematic and unsafe culture."

She concluded her almighty message: "Our bodies are not your business. Our bodies are not your battleground."

Her Home and Away colleagues were speedy to amusement their support. Luke Arnold, known for his relation arsenic caregiver Lewis Hayes, called retired the sex bias, posting connected Instagram: "I joined the amusement the aforesaid clip arsenic these talented women, but I americium spared each this sh** due to the fact that I'm a dude."

Emily Weir, who portrays Mackenzie Booth, besides added her praise, commenting: "Absolutely yes."

Anna, who near the Australian soap successful 2022 aft a two-year stint, is acceptable to instrumentality connected a pb relation successful the caller Death successful Paradise spin-off, Return to Paradise, wherever she'll play a Detective Inspector moving for London's Metropolitan Police earlier returning to her Australian roots to lick a murder.

Return to Paradise starts connected Friday 22 November astatine 8pm connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer