TL;DR
- Georgia Tennant, actress and wife of David Tennant, received violent death threats online.
- She’s known for her outspoken allyship with the transgender community.
- Trolls flooded her social media with hate and false claims.
- Instagram removed her screenshots of the abuse—but not the abusive messages themselves.
- Tennant has contacted the Metropolitan Police over the threats.
Georgia Tennant Calls Out Online Hate After Death Threats Over Trans Allyship
Georgia Tennant, British actress and wife of Doctor Who star David Tennant, is once again confronting the darker corners of the internet. After receiving a flood of death threats and vile abuse for her outspoken support of the transgender community, the 40-year-old actress has reached out to the Metropolitan Police for help.
Tennant, known for roles in Merlin and The Bill, has long used her platform to champion LGBTQ rights, particularly trans visibility. Alongside her husband, she’s become a familiar face in the ongoing culture war over gender identity in the UK—one of the rare celebrity couples who don’t just wear the ally badge but live it loudly.
But being loud about love comes with a price. Over the weekend, Tennant posted screenshots on Instagram revealing the barrage of hate she’s endured: trolls calling her “sick,” telling her to “die,” and spreading false rumors that she’s no longer married to David Tennant. Other messages were too disgusting to print in full—some calling her slurs and wishing her death.
When “Community Standards” Don’t Protect Communities
The most infuriating part? Instagram, owned by Meta, reportedly removed Tennant’s screenshots for violating “community standards” while leaving the original hate messages intact. The hypocrisy wasn’t lost on Tennant, who called out the platform for silencing victims rather than abusers.
In a follow-up post, she highlighted how her attempts to document harassment were being punished, while messages encouraging her murder were somehow deemed acceptable under Meta’s policies. This isn’t the first time the tech giant’s algorithms have failed LGBTQ users—earlier this year, Meta’s “Hateful Conduct” policy came under fire for allowing claims that sexuality or gender identity are “a result of mental illness or abnormality.”
Back in September, Tennant received a chilling message on Facebook offering a “reward” to anyone who “kills Georgia Tennant immediately.” Meta’s response? The post “did not go against community standards.”
Standing Up When It’s Hardest
Tennant hasn’t responded publicly beyond reporting the threats, but her silence speaks volumes. Her decision to go to the police—and to expose the platforms that fail to protect users—shows a quiet defiance that resonates deeply within the LGBTQ community. For many queer people and allies, her experience is painfully familiar: social media’s supposed “safe spaces” often turn into arenas of cruelty, where standing up for love makes you a target.
Georgia and David Tennant’s continued allyship matters because they use their fame to spotlight those most vulnerable to online hate—trans people who don’t have the privilege of celebrity to shield them. The attacks she faces are not just personal; they’re part of a wider pattern of abuse aimed at silencing those who defend trans lives.
A Reflection of Our Digital Decay
The incident underscores a grim truth about today’s digital landscape: hate speech is algorithmically tolerated, while empathy gets flagged. Meta’s “community standards” have become a shield for bullies rather than a sword for justice. Until tech platforms take real responsibility, it will remain up to people like Georgia Tennant to hold the line—for herself, for her family, and for a community that refuses to disappear quietly.
In a world where being kind can make you a target, Georgia Tennant proves that courage isn’t just in what you say—it’s in refusing to be silenced.