Junaid Ahmed, star of The Only Way Is Essex, details the intense social media abuse he experiences due to his identity as a gay Muslim. Since joining TOWIE in 2022, he has faced harassment, including death threats and racist slurs. Ahmed shared his emotional response to the trolling, revealing it left him feeling isolated and reluctant to engage in public life. Despite this, he aims to advocate for better LGBTQ+ visibility within the Muslim community and on British television, hoping to inspire change through his platform.
"Coming from an ethnic background being Pakistani, being Muslim, being gay, ever since I've been on TV I've always been trolled based on these three aspects of my life."
"It did really upset me. I did always sit there thinking, 'Why do I get so much abuse? Why don't people like me?' I'm a nice person..."
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