'Social media needs to have boundaries'

Reality star Georgia Kousoulou leads the way to Downing Street to campaign for online safety

- KENZI DEVINE

When Georgia Kousoulou made her TV debut on The Only Way Is Essex back in 2014 at the age of 23 she never imagined she’d one day be welcomed through the famous door of No.10 Downing Street. But just a couple of weeks ago, the reality star, who has a two-year-old son Brody with fiancé Tommy Mallet, found herself ushered into the Prime Minister’s official residence in London.

Georgia was there on an important mission: to promote a new anti-troll law called the Online Safety Bill. She met Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan to discuss the government’s plans to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online. And she was joined by other famous stars who, like her, have been the targets of cruel comments online, including Love Islander Georgia Harrison and former Lioness Fara Williams.

“I felt really professional,” the former TOWIE star tells new of her exciting visit. “Number 10 is really glam. The carpets and everything just felt very royal. I had an amazing day and was so excited to be a part of it. When I heard about the bill going to Parliament I thought, ‘This is amazing, I want change to happen.’ I really believe in it, it’s too good not to be passed.”