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Trans British TV personality India Willoughby has said that she is currently under the protection of the Counter Terrorism Unit after receiving a 鈥渃redible death threat.鈥�

The 57-year-old revealed in February that she had received a death threat that targeted her for being trans. It鈥檚 alleged that the threat came from the neo-Nazi National Action group, a group labelled as a terrorist organisation by the UK government.

At the time when the threat was received, Metropolitan Police stated that it was 鈥渢aking this matter seriously鈥� and an investigation was launched.

Since being under the protection of the Counter Terrorism Unit, Willoughby has been careful about posting images on social media as they could reveal where is or has been.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 use social media like an ordinary person,鈥� she told PinkNews.

Willoughby first revealed the police protection when she commented on a Twitter post about the attacks on trans business executive, Bobbi Pickard.

鈥淚鈥檓 currently under the protection of the Counter Terrorism Unit due to a credible death threat. Ridiculous,鈥� she wrote.

I鈥檓 currently under the protection of the Counter Terrorism Unit due to a credible death threat. Ridiculous. There is so much hate directed at the trans community – and it stems from the Gov and Brit media (not itv) .

鈥� India Willoughby (@IndiaWilloughby)

And while she is exercising caution on social media, she鈥檚 also revealed that the smallest of comments made has transphobes leaving nasty messages.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 even go on social media anymore and say 鈥榃asn鈥檛 that a great film?鈥� or 鈥業 really recommend this book鈥�, with[out] 100 comments on my feed calling me a pedophile or a groomer or a man,鈥� she said, as reported by PinkNews.

鈥淚t鈥檚 instantaneous and suffocating.鈥�