Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer was on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012, making it to the final and coming fourth place, being beaten by Denise van Outen, Kimberley Walsh and winner Louis Smith.
However Dani, who was a size six at the time and received messages that branded her 'overweight', has now admitted that the online abuse had an impact on her time on the show.
"I was like, ‘Holy moly, if I’m fat, God knows what other people must be thinking if they’re bigger than me’, that must be just horrible," she admitted.
She went on to tell RadioTimes, "I can think of things really logically and be like, obviously, I’m not fat, that’s ridiculous.
"But yeah, for kids it must be so hard."
Years later Dani has admitted that she feels sorry for the trolls, explaining, "This person, obviously, is just bored, or has something wrong with their life that they feel like this is the only way they can get some validation".
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1 of 16Dani Harmer as Tracy Beaker
Dani Harmer played the iconic role of Tracy Beaker in The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns and Tracy Beaker Survival Filed from 2002 all the way up until 2012.
2 of 16Dani Harmer now
After Tracy Beaker, Dani went on to star in several other TV's as well as her own CBBC show Dani's House, which was followed by Dani's Castle in 2013. In 2012 she came 4th on Strictly Come Dancing. Dani gave birth to her daughter, Avarie-Belle Betsy Rachel Brough, in June 2016.
3 of 16Lisa Coleman as Cam Lawson
Poor Cam had a bit of a tough time constantly being told to 'bog off' by a moody Tracy. Eventually, Tracy realised Cam's heart was in the right place and Cam became Tracy's foster mum.
4 of 16Lisa Coleman now
As well as reprising her role as Cam in Tracy Beaker Survival Files, Lisa as went on to star in other shows such as Hollyoaks, Casualty and EastEnders.
5 of 16Montanna Thomson as Justine Littlewood
Montanna played Dumping Ground resident and Tracy's frenemy Justine Littlewood. She originally auditioned for the lead role of Tracy, but it was decided she was a better fit as feisty Justine.
6 of 16Montanna Thompson now
Montanna also appeared in TV shows such as Casualty, Sugar Rush, The Last Detective and Doctors. In 2017 she gave birth to a baby boy.
7 of 16Nisha Nayar as Elaine Boyak aka Elaine the Pain
Social worker Elaine got a lot of stick from Tracy and the rest of the kids at the dumping ground, but let's be honest she was bit of a pain, wasn't she?
8 of 16Nisha Nayar now
Following her role as Elaine the Pain (she'll never shake that name, tbh), Nisha appeared in episodes of Doctor Who, The Bill and Doctors.
9 of 16Clive Rowe as Duke Ellington
Duke was a care-worker at the Dumping Ground and responsible for cooking up a storm for the kids. He had a somewhat strained working relationship with Elaine the Pain.
10 of 16Clive Rowe now
Clive has also starred in episodes of Doctor Who and even landed a small role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He's appeared in several West End theatre productions and is a regular on the pantomime circuit.
11 of 16Darragh Mortell as Crash
Tracy and Liam aka Crash didn't get off to the best of starts in The Story of Tracy Beaker but later became one of her best friends in the Dumping Ground.
12 of 16Darragh Mortell now
Darragh joined Dani Harmer in her CBBC show Dani's House. He also stared in Casualty and Hollyoaks. As well as acting, Darragh is a 'TV writer and visual story teller' according to his Twitter bio.
13 of 16Craig Roberts as Rio Wellard
14 of 16Craig Roberts
From The Dumping Ground to Hollywood, Craig has gone on to star in a number of films including Submarine in 2010, as well as 22 Jump Street and the film version of John Niven's Kill Your Friends.
15 of 16Rochelle Gadd as Adele Azupadi
Adele was the It girl of the Dumping Ground and oldest member of the squad. She appeared on the show for series one and two.
16 of 16Rochelle Gadd now
Rochelle played Olivia Johnson in Hollyoaks
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Dani's confession comes after the announcement of her Tracy Beaker spin-off show - My Mum Tracy Beaker.
The show is from the perspective of her daughter Jess, the bond she has and what is like with her mum, Tracy Beaker.
Dani also opened up to the publication about not having the influence of social media when she rose to fame compared to her on-screen daughter.
"Look, just brace yourself because there are some absolute morons out there. Do not listen to a word they say online because you are a superstar," she's warned the young actress.