The grieving mother of a teenager who tragically ended her own life after enduring relentless harassment on Tattle Life has faced a wave of heartless criticism following her decision to share videos from her daughter’s funeral.

Sophie-May Dickson, the mother of 16-year-old Princess who passed away in February, posted images from the memorial service. Her daughter had suffered from years of abuse on the notorious gossip site, often referred to as a “troll’s paradise.”

Princess, who had been targeted since she was just 14, became the focus of unwanted attention in these “toxic” forums, where she faced repeated derogatory remarks about her body and appearance.

Initially, the abuse was directed at Ms. Dickson herself. With over 10,000 posts about her and her family, the website offered a space for anonymous users to criticize and spread rumors about public figures.

However, after Ms. Dickson, known for showcasing her opulent lifestyle on the 2014 Channel 5 show “Blinging up Baby,” decided to remove some of her social media accounts, the trolls shifted their focus to her daughter.

At the funeral, Ms. Dickson, 32, shared poignant images of herself dressed in white, resting her head against Princess’s coffin, alongside other heartfelt photos from the service.

But she has now been forced to hit back at people who left cruel comments on the posts across Instagram and TikTok.

The influencer told followers she ‘did not broadcast this for views’, and just wanted to share ‘a very special moment of mine’.

Influencer Sophie-May Dickson has responded to criticism of the photos and videos she shared from her daughter’s funeral 

Princess Dickson, 16, died last month following years of online abuse and bullying on Tattle Life, dubbed a ‘troll’s paradise’

Ms Dickson, right, shared pictures with her other daughter, left, standing in front of Princess’s coffin

Ms Dickson, who has more than 27,000 Instagram followers, has been in the public eye since 2014 after she showcased her children’s lifestyle. She faced criticism for paying for her two daughters, then aged four and two, to have regular beauty treatments.

Much of the hate came on Tattle Life where she became the subject of thousands of abusive posts which criticise her looks, lifestyle and parenting.

In the caption of her black and white post, she wrote: ‘26.3.26. The day I tucked my baby to sleep for the very last time. The hardest goodbye. How do you ever accept kissing your baby for the very last time ?

‘I love you princess. You are loved beyond belief. I’ll see you next in heaven girl.  Please be at the gates to greet me when it’s my time and show me all around. 

‘Miss you so much – this missing piece will never ever be filled. You took a piece of me when you left.’

But the heartfelt post has been met with scorn by some users online, with one woman commenting: ‘I find this totally bizarre. I remember burying my partner and I could barely get dressed or talk to anyone at all. 

‘I know we all grieve different but wow social media and vanity has really got a hold of you. This is truly just weird. I was an utter sobbing, unsocial, miserable absolute hollow mess.’

Sophie-May then responded to criticism of her Instagram story, writing: ‘This was the last moment of me with my daughter. I had walked away from casket [sic] many times but it just didn’t feel right to me. 

‘Once I collected my belongings from where I sat. My bag and my phone and my order of service booklet I just had to go back. I was ONLY IN THE MOMENT! 

‘It was just myself and staff in the room but to me it felt like just myself and my daughter. 

‘My phone in my hand because like I say just collected my belongings from were I as [sic] seated but couldn’t walk away without one last personal moment with my first born baby!!

‘I would not of remembered every part of this day if I didn’t hire photographers who were just there silently in the background capturing out beautiful last moments. 

‘I would highly suggest to anyone to hire people to watch back this day because your emotions and adrenaline are so high you don’t remember it all.

‘So when I saw this piece of footage along with 100s of other beautiful pieces of footage I absolutely adored that those moments were captured and I can always go back to these last moments. 

‘And yes I chose to share. So no. In that moment wasn’t about future audience. I am just about to walk away from my baby for the very last time for the rest of my life. 

‘I did not broadcast this for views. I saw the person who captured this beautiful moment share it and decided to share it myself.’

Shortly before her death, Princess became disaffected and unable to attend school due to the impact of the online hate. 

Trolls are also said to have created fake accounts to monitor Princess’s TikToks and ridicule her in the comments of her posts.

Ms Dickson previously reported the abuse on Tattle Life to Essex Police but was told it was a civil matter, according to a letter sent by MPs to Ofcom’s chief executive.

It also stated that she raised concerns about the impact the comments were having on her daughter’s mental health in September 2024.

A thread discussing Princess on Tattle Life remained active as of February where users were still posting offensive comments, blaming her mother for her death and making jokes about the teenage girl’s funeral.

Princess’s ‘influencer’ mother Sophie-May Dickson, 32, was the original target of abuse with over 10,000 posts about her and her family on the website on which anonymous strangers criticise and spread gossip about public figures

Tattle Life, which attracts around 12 million visitors monthly after being launched eight years ago, became an unchecked breeding ground for bullying, ‘doxxing’ and outright lies.

Targets of trolling on the site have ranged from ‘traditional’ celebrities such as Victoria and David Beckham, TV presenter Stacey Solomon and ‘influencers’ such as Molly-Mae Hague, down to ‘mummy bloggers’ with tiny followings.

The owner of Tattle Life, Sebastian Bond, was exposed in June 2025 after Donna and Neil Sands won a £300,000 libel payout over vile claims posted about them.

After a two-year legal battle, Northern Ireland’s High Court awarded the couple damages for defamation and harassment after hearing they were the target of a 45-page thread.

Ms Dickson told the Daily Mail last month: ‘I am currently living every parent’s worst nightmare. I took my daughter’s phone away, but this did not prevent the bullies from reaching her, as online and real life cross over in many ways.

‘Tattle Life was viewed on a computer in school, and children and parents alike made cruel comments in person based on what they had read online. Even without a phone in her own hand, the abuse continued.

‘Even following her death, the trolling continues. Comments are online right now, with users degrading my daughter’s memory and mocking my family’s grief.’  

A group of 20 Labour MPs wrote to Ofcom last month demanding it take ‘immediate and decisive’ action to shut the site after the teenager’s death.

‘We write to you as Members of Parliament to request your immediate regulatory intervention in relation to the website Tattle Life, following the death of Princess Dickson, aged 16,’ they wrote in a letter to Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes and Information Commissioner John Edwards.

‘For over two years, since the age of 14, Princess had been the subject of sustained and escalating online harassment, stalking, and abuse by adult users of Tattle Life.

‘The abuse included repeated derogatory commentary about her body, appearance, mental health, family, and personal life.

‘This activity amounts to persistent online stalking and harassment of a child by adults.

‘Princess was aware of the content being posted about her and became increasingly distressed by the daily bullying and false allegations made on the site.

‘Those concerns explicitly warned that Princess was unable to cope with the abuse directed at her. Tragically, those warnings have now been realised.

The thread was temporarily closed before being reinstated and the trolls began overwhelmingly focusing on Princess.

A Tattle Life spokesman said: ‘First and foremost, Tattle Life wishes to express its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Princess Bliss Dickson.

‘The community on the site has long been concerned for her welfare, having seeing her publicly from a very young age.

‘It is essential for the Coroner’s office to be allowed the time and space to perform its duties thoroughly before any conclusions are drawn. At this time, it would be inappropriate to comment further.’

An Ofcom spokesman said: ‘This is a heartbreaking loss, and our thoughts are with the Dickson family at this devastating time. Protecting children online is a top priority for Ofcom, and we’re aware of serious concerns raised about abuse on Tattle Life. 

‘We are making urgent contact with the platform to understand the steps it has taken to comply with its legal duties under the Online Safety Act. Where evidence suggests there are potential compliance issues, we’ve shown we’ll take action.’ 

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