The Reverend Richard Coles has thanked people for the messages of support he has received since announcing the death of his long-term partner.
But he has also shared some of the details of an unsigned letter that was sent to him saying, "Dear Mr Coles, I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to hear of the death of your partner."
He added: "The horrible letters: they don’t touch me. I am right now an expert in pain, the real kind, and these are paper darts among the incoming, and just leave me mildly curious about the state of mind of the writer."
The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, who was also in The Communards, shared the sad news of David Cole's death "after a long illness" earlier this week.
Sharing a picture of them together, the 57-year-old wrote: "I’m very sorry to say that @RevDavidColes has died. He had been ill for a while
"Thanks to the brilliant teams who looked after him at @KettGeneral . Funeral details to follow.
“The Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended”."
The couple met in 2007 when David approached Richard after he performed a sermon, and had been together ever since. They tied the knot in a civil partnership soon after, and have delighted followers online with tales of domestic life – as well as their family of dogs.
Since David's death was announced, Richard said he had received lots of messages of "loveliness", but some were not so nice.
He said: "99.99999% loveliness from people and then a small but lively correspondence from Christians who wish me to know that D is in hell and I will follow.
"It’s like the Khmer Rouge suddenly popping up in a stream of condolence."
He also warned his followers about a scam gofund page that had been set up in David's name.
