Oti Mabuse has spent years dealing with racially abusive and fat-shaming messages online.
Oti Mabuse has spoken out about 'horrible' online abuse
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' pro dancer has opened up about receiving "horrible" messages from cruel trolls, admitting it took her a long time to realise that some vile social media users are not "representative" of the majority of the BBC Latin and ballroom show's fanbase.
She said: "I work on a show that 10 million people love. If 10 or 100 people aren’t nice to me, that is not representative. It’s taken years for me to get that into my head.
"To get tweeted or receive a message in my inbox being racially abusive, or fat-shaming me, is horrible.
"But it’s written by a person who can’t even face themselves in the mirror."
But Oti insists the more hate she receives in her life just makes her even more determined to "carry on".
In a piece in this week's Radio Times magazine, she wrote: "Being black makes me special. The hard stuff that I’ve been through, with the racism and discrimination, is proof that people still have a lot to learn.
"The more hate I receive, the more of a reason it is to carry on. I have to show young girls that anything is possible."
As well as being a dancer on 'Strictly', Oti recently joined the 'Dancing on Ice' judging panel.
Earlier this month, the 31-year-old star admitted she wants to "grow" in her career as she addressed her 'Strictly' future after signing up for the ITV show.
She said: "There will be an announcement that will be made later but I think for me, as a person in entertainment, I really want to learn and I want to grow and I want a long career, especially in this country, like I moved all the way from Africa!
"So I have to make something of myself. So I'm really trying to learn and do as much as I can, for as long as I can, while I can."