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Sara-Aisha Kent

Gogglebox's Nicola Adams and girlfriend Ella open up on being trolled for race and sexuality

Celebrity Gogglebox's Nicola Adams and her girlfriend Ella Baig are trying to stop trolls for good after being targeted themseves.

The Olympic boxing champion and beauty blogger, who star in the celebrity version of the Channel 4 sofa show, have shared on how they have been target online for their sexuality as well as being a bi-racial couple.

During an appearance on Monday's Loose Women, the couple discussed how they usually "bat off" nasty comments sent to them online but that they want to teach keyboard warriors that their words can hurt people.

Celebrity Gogglebox's Nicola Adams and her girlfriend Ella Baig have shared on how they have been target online for their sexuality as well as being a bi-racial couple (ITV)

In order to fight against trolls, the pair have created a video where some of the mean things that have been said to them has been typed across the footage.

Some of the comments shared on the clip include Nicola being told she looks like a man, the pair being quizzed on being on a bi-racial couple and being told they don't look gay.

Speaking on their effort, Nicola told the Loose Women panel: "I always get a lot of comments on how I deal with trolls and we did the video to help people."

During an appearance on Monday's Loose Women, the couple discussed how they usually "bat off" nasty comments sent to them online but that they want to teach keyboard warriors that their words can hurt people (ITV)

Ella added: "We wanted people to think of how their comments hurt people."

Revealing how she deals with the mean words, Nicola shared: "I just bat comments away and don’t bother responding and block them but I know some people aren't as strong willed."

Ella said: "We have had these comments through high school and childhood - we have learned to ignore them but if I was speaking to a 15/16 year old I would tell them to call it out to highlight to people that it is offensive."

Elsewhere during the chat the loved-up pair were asked how they met.

The couple have created a video and shared it online to highlight how comments can hurt (ITV)

Ella dished: "We met on a night out."

Nicola explained: "I was at a birthday party and you just finished at a wedding."

Loose Woman's Kéllé Bryan quizzed: "Was it love at first sight?"

Both Nicola and Ella hesitated before Kéllé added: "Fancy at first sight?"

Ella then laughed: "Something like that!"

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