{"id":557522,"date":"2025-11-08T15:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/557522\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T15:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T15:49:16","slug":"david-tennants-wife-georgia-issues-plea-to-police-after-receiving-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/557522\/","title":{"rendered":"David Tennant\u2019s wife Georgia issues plea to police after receiving death threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_224803603-9607-e1762591504446.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24651425\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOLGA AKMEN\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock (14434318bp) David Tennant (L) and his wife Georgia Tennant pose on the green carpet for the Olivier Awards 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 14 April 2024. The awards were established in 1976 and are run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) with the aim to celebrate British theatre. The Olivier Awards 2024 in London, United Kingdom - 14 Apr 2024\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tGeorgia Tennant has shared details of horrific threats made against her on social media (Picture: Tolga Akmen\/ EPA-EFE\/ Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Tennant has reached out to the police after revealing she\u2019s been targeted with a string of threats to her life.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old actress is best known for playing Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon\u2019s daughter Abigail in The Bill, Jenny in the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/doctor-who\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctor Who<\/a> episode The Doctor\u2019s Daughter and Lady Vivian in the show Merlin.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/30\/inside-david-tennants-private-life-celebrated-trans-allyship-23002204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She\u2019s also been married to Doctor Who star David Tennant since 2011<\/a>, with the couple first meeting on the set of the long-running <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bbc-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years the pair <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/02\/19\/david-tennants-wife-georgia-sends-trans-rights-message-baftas-20309459\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have also been vocal supporters for the LGBTQ+ community<\/a> \u2013 specifically trans people.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/05\/02\/david-tennant-georgia-tennant-perfectly-examplify-parent-a-nonbinary-child-23013597\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their advocacy has also seen them come under fire at times<\/a>, with the actress now detailing some of the horrific messages she\u2019s been sent by trolls on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Posting screenshots of messages on her <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page, Georgia was told to \u2018go back to the street where you belong\u2019, and \u2018go die\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_192367584-5218.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24651428\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cat Morley\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock (14355527er) David Tennant and Georgia Tennant attend the British Academy Film Awards 2024 at the Royal Festival Hall in Waterloo, London. British Academy Film Awards 2024 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, UK- 18 Feb 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe actress has been married to David Tennant since 2011 (Picture: Cat Morley\/ SOPA Images\/ Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"451\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SEI_273516580-72a1.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24651527\" alt=\"David Tennant?s wife Georgia issues plea to police after receiving death threats Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tShe urged the Metropolitan Police to act (Picture: Georgia Tennant\/ Instagram)<\/p>\n<p>While she didn\u2019t share any additional comment about the vile messages, she did tag the official Instagram account and the Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n<p>In September Georgia also called for <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/facebook\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and its boss Mark Zuckerberg to take action after she was sent a post that read: \u2018Whoever kills Georgia Tennant immediately will receive a reward from me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Posting a statement, she wrote: \u2018Just been sent this by a friend. Out of curiosity, Facebook, what would constitute a breach of community standards?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She then shared a screenshot of a moderator\u2019s response, who ruled that it did not need breach the platform\u2019s rules, so didn\u2019t need to be taken down.<\/p>\n<p>The same account had also previously written chilling comments including, \u2018Soon there will be an obituary to read of a certain person\u2019, and Georgia Tennant must be killed\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The user then went on to write: \u2018David Tennant and I are meant for each other, we both belong together, and I will do everything to make David Tennant and I together.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>David and Georgia share five children, including Wilfred, who identifies as nonbinary and uses they\/them pronouns.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-939774072.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24651493\" alt=\"\" you=\"\" me=\"\" and=\"\" him=\"\" special=\"\" screening=\"\" vip=\"\" arrivals=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe couple have been vocal advocates for the trans community for years (Picture: Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>While they haven\u2019t publicly spoken about having a nonbinary child, the couple use they\/them pronouns when referring to their middle child.<\/p>\n<p>They have both regularly showed their support for the community both online and on red carpets too.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia has shared photos of the whole family wearing rainbow colours for <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/pride\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride<\/a>. Meanwhile in July 2023, David wore a t-shirt that said \u2018Leave trans kids alone, you absolute freaks\u2019 to a promotional photoshoot for Amazon Prime series <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/good-omens-amazon-prime\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Omens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile at last year\u2019s Baftas, Georgia showed off a wrist tattoo that read: \u2018Trans rights are human rights.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Metro has contacted representatives for Georgia Tennant for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/26\/netflix-add-itvs-riveting-crime-drama-everyone-obsessed-24528834\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British series hailed as \u2018best crime thriller ever\u2019 is dropping on Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/10\/18\/i-felt-nauseous-watching-tv-fans-reveal-best-villains-time-24452641\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018I felt nauseous watching\u2019: TV fans reveal best villains of all time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Georgia Tennant has shared details of horrific threats made against her on social media (Picture: Tolga Akmen\/ EPA-EFE\/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":557523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[24430,77,693,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-557522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-david-tennant","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-showbiz","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115514872612269881","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=557522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/557522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/557523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=557522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=557522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=557522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}