Settling into a new place is difficult enough without being made to feel unwelcome, and 12-year-old Lilly McFadden has no time for that kind of negativity.

Lilly's mum Kerry Katona recently moved her family to a new home in Crowborough, East Sussex, after abandoning her former neighbourhood of Oxfordshire for fear her house there was haunted.

However the move hasn't gone very smoothly so far, with many locals claiming on social media that Kerry's presence will "lower the tone" of the upmarket area and even serve to "drive down" prices.

After hearing about the negative reaction online, Kerry's 12-year-old daughter Lilly decided it was time to have her say.

Taking to Twitter last night to post an open letter to Crowborough residents, she made her views clear.

"Dear Crowborough, it's Lilly here one of the newest locals," she wrote.

"I'm excited to meet you all apart from a little hate going round please remember everyone who is hiding behind screens typing hurtful words you are not just slagging off my mum but her children too!"

She continued: "Except I would love to thank everyone else in my new village for standing up for us all so excited to meet you all and know that once you know us and my mum we'll all get on."

Lilly is the second of Kerry's four children, alongside 13-year-old Molly, eight-year-old Heidi, seven-year-old Max and one-year-old Dylan.

Kerry herself took a more subtle (and sarcastic?) approach, writing her own message on Twitter which read, "Would like to say a big hello and a big thank you to all the lovely people in my new town for such a warm welcome" followed by two kiss emojis.

In response to Lilly's open letter, the mum-of-five wrote, "aww wow my baby girl, love you too the moon and back again xxx."

The family have moved into their area along with Kerry's husband George Kay, following recent rumours the couple had split up. Two weeks ago George was seen arriving at the house with a "tonne of luggage" suggesting all was well again with the pair.