Influencer Faces Harsh Criticism for Sharing Funeral Photos of Daughter Who Died by Suicide Due to Online Bullying

The grieving mother of a teenage girl who tragically took her own life after enduring harassment on the site Tattle Life is facing harsh criticism for sharing a video from her daughter’s funeral.

Sophie-May Dickson recently posted images and videos from the memorial service for her 16-year-old daughter, Princess. The teenager passed away in February after enduring persistent online bullying on the notorious gossip platform, often referred to as a “troll’s paradise.”

In the shared footage, Ms. Dickson, 32, is seen in white, resting her head against her daughter’s coffin, alongside other photos featuring her and her other daughter during the somber event.

Princess had been subjected to unwanted attention on the “toxic” forums, where she faced continuous negative remarks about her body and appearance, starting when she was just 14 years old.

Initially, Ms. Dickson herself, an “influencer,” was the primary focus of the abuse, with over 10,000 posts on the website targeting her and her family. The platform allows anonymous users to critique and spread rumors about public figures.

But once Ms Dickson – who showcased her lavish lifestyle on 2014 Channel 5 programme ‘Blinging up Baby’ – deleted some social media accounts, the trolls turned their attention to her daughter. 

Now, Sophie-May has hit back at social media users who left cruel comments on the posts shared 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’.

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

Influencer Sophie-May Dickson has now claimed she is a victim of online bullying

She had previously posted pictures with her other daughter standing in front of Princess’s coffin

In the caption of her latest 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 her heartfelt post has been met with scorn by users online, with 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 was blank, vacant and looked like a mess… couldn’t function, eat, sleep or even manage to keep a phone in hand. 

‘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 criticisms on her Instagram story, explaining extensively the context of her photo.

She wrote: ‘I’m quite shocked that this has come from a photographer. Maybe you’re a beginner or maybe you have never been hired for this type of day. 

‘But let me tell you something all what you have just said about you have got wrong – over and over you are incorrect.

‘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 can tell you have never experienced anything that I just have nor worked as a photographer for a day like that because of how wrong you have got it all. 

‘As I say I am split between anything I am solely with my daughter here and didn’t know this footage exists. But I THANK GOD that it does. 

‘Because 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 could hardly breathe. My legs were shaking. My body was so tight I felt like my ribs were going to crush my own organs!!!!!

‘Your mindset in all of this is what is the sad part. But you wasn’t [sic] to know. But now you do know. 

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

‘This is a very special moment of mine and I am not wrong for sharing it xx you don’t have to agree with me that’s fine but that doesn’t make you right or wrong. Or me wrong. 

‘We’re two humans with different opinions and THAT SOK!!!!’

Sophie-May Dickson was the original target of abuse on Tattle Life with more than 10,000 posts about her and her family on the website on which anonymous strangers criticise and spread gossip about public figures.

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

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

Ms Dickson previously reported the abuse on Tattle Life to Essex Police but was told it was a civil matter, according to the letter 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 are 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

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 a lot of criticism for paying for her two daughters, then aged four and two, to have regular beauty treatments.

A lot of hate has come on Tattle Life where she has been the subject of thousands of abusive posts which criticise her looks, lifestyle and parenting.

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.

‘For our family, the worst has happened,’ Ms Dickson said last month. 

‘My beautiful daughter, who loved dancing and gymnastics, is no longer here because the actions of horrific bullies, and the website that enabled and encouraged them. 

‘They enjoyed the abuse that killed my daughter – it was entertainment for them.

‘In Princess’s memory, we now must stop this from happening to any other children. Nothing will bring my daughter back, but I hope that Princess’s legacy will be saving other children’s lives.

‘I now ask for privacy for myself and my younger daughter Precious, as we deal with the heartbreaking loss of a much-loved daughter and sister.’

The platform’s founder, vegan influencer Mr Bond, 42, was exposed 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.

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.’ 

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.’

The MPs claimed that the site’s owner Sebastian Bond – who was exposed in June 2025 after losing a defamation lawsuit filed by a married couple – publicly acknowledged on May 12, 2025 that a ‘child was being targeted’.

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

‘I am currently living every parent’s worst nightmare,’ Ms Dickson told the Daily Mail last night. 

‘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.’  

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

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.

‘The gross misuse of this tragedy by those with vested interest is appalling and we urge everyone look beyond the bias narrative.

‘Tattle Life remains confident in its moderation processes and compliance. We welcome open conversation with any relevant authority.

‘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.’

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