MARTIN Lewis has been attacked by trolls accusing him of “lying” about his nine-year-old daughter.
The Money Saving Expert had shared a sweet conversation he’d had with his little girl, Sapphire, about politics.
Martin Lewis has suffered cruel abuse online about his daughter
The money saving expert deleted the sweet tweet after receiving abuse
But within just five minutes, disgusted Martin deleted the tweet after being bombarded with hurtful abuse.
He originally wrote: “Just been blown away by mini MSE (aged 9).
“I asked her if she knew what the government’s job is.
“She simply replied: ‘The government’s job is to help shape the country.'”
The proud dad added: “Brilliant and succinct.”
Cruel trolls claimed the sweet moment “didn’t happen” – and flooded Martin’s social media post.
After deleting the story about nine-year-old Sapphire, Martin hit back online.
“Twitter really is a horrible place sometimes,” he raged.
“I tweeted a nice little comment about my little girl, only to get lots of @_DHOTYA [Didn’t Happen of the Year Awards] replies.
“Why would I bother making something like that up? I was proud of her.
“I’ve deleted it, as I can’t be bothered with people who want to ruin it.”
Martin was quickly defended by fans, with one saying: “Take no notice Martin!. Some people will always be vindictive just for the fun of it. Post your earlier comment back up.”
Another added: “That’s so sad, I must admit I’ve noticed a lot more hateful and nasty replies in the last few weeks on a lot of tweets, if people could only be kind or just scroll by if it’s not for them.”
A week ago, the popular Good Morning Britain host was being handed a National Television Award in the TV expert category for The Martin Lewis Money Show.
The TV presenter and finance journalist was surprised to scoop the gong after going up against the legendary David Attenborough.
In his acceptance speech, Martin pleaded for someone to sort out the cost-of-living crisis in a swipe at Prime Minister Liz Truss.
He was applauded for the bold statement by fans who praised Martin’s tireless work to deliver financial advice.
The 50-year-old’s daughter Sapphire is his only child with wife Lara Lewington, who he married in 2009.
