Marilyn Monroe lookalike says she gets death threats because of her looks

A Marilyn Monroe lookalike says she receives regular death threats because of the way she looks.

Leylah Dobinson, 23, a model and content creator with over 20,000 followers on Instagram says she has always been inspired by Monroe's iconic natural beauty and personality. However, her growing notoriety has brought in some bad characters who leave hurtful comments claiming she is 'fake' and a 'narcissist' as well as assault and death threats.

But, instead of letting the mean comments get to her, Leylah has said the abusive messages have only spurned her on to work harder. She said: "It’s happened multiple times where unknown accounts will message me saying ‘you deserve to be dead’ or ‘you’re ugly’ but it doesn’t bother me.

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“It just pushes me to do more – without the haters I wouldn’t get anywhere anyway. Normally I don’t even open them.

"You feel so overwhelmed that someone can think that in their head and send that to you. They’re saying these horrible words and it can affect you mentally.

"It’s not a nice thing to read, but it just makes me stronger and makes me want to do even better in life. It's sad that it affects people and gets people down when they receive these messages.”

The Hastings model says she has always enjoyed dressing up in heels and makeup, even from a young age. In 2014 she won the crown for Hastings Carnival Queen which she says was the starting point for boosting her confidence and throwing herself into the limelight.

In 2019, she began taking her modelling career more seriously and soon earned her first paid modelling shoot in 2020. Posting on Instagram to her 20,000 followers under the handle