Marnie Simpson reveals bitter family feud and claims she's been 'verbally attacked and called some of the most disgusting things imaginable' by 'hateful bullies'

Marnie Simpson has revealed she's in the middle of a bitter family feud, saying she's been 'verbally attacked and called some of the most disgusting things imaginable'.

The Geordie Shore star has spoken about the row in a lengthy TikTok post, and claimed the fallout has pushed her into a 'full-blown depression'.

Marnie shares three children, sons Rox, six, Oax, four, and daughter Kixee Moon, 14 months, with her husband Casey Johnson.

In her post, the star said she's endured 'hateful' bullying, and while she 'originally stayed silent' she's decided to speak out to 'protect her peace'.

The post was captioned: 'There’s only so much you can carry in silence before it starts breaking you, and we're all entitled to tell our truth.'

Marnie began: 'I'm an only child and I come from a single parent household. I didn't grow up surrounded by a big family, so when I married into one, I came into it with nothing but love and good intentions. 

'I genuinely wanted friendship, closeness and to feel like I was part of a family.

'Instead, over the years, I've been dragged, bashed excluded and put through things I still don't fully understand the reasons for.

'The only reason I've managed to keep getting through so much of it is because I love Casey unconditionally.

'But the drama surrounding this family has caused me an unbelievable amount of stress and, at certain points, pushed me into full blown depression.

'Because I'm in the public eye and because of my Geordie Shore past, somehow I've become the face of every bit of drama within an entire family.

'People already have a perception of who they think I am, so it becomes very easy to paint me as the problem, the difficult one or ''the ringleader,'' when in reality people do not know me. Not one bit.

'I also think it's very easy for people to look at the life I have now, the cars I drive, the house I live in or the opportunities I've had, and automatically decide that I must be up myself or think I'm better than other people, which in turn obviously helps envious and hateful bullies push this untrue narrative about me which genuinely couldn't be further from the truth of who I am.

'I am from a one-bedroom council flat in Stanley, Co Durham with no one other than my mam. Nothing about the life I have now changes where I came from or who I am as a person.'

Marnie went on: 'I was fortunate enough to be given opportunities, and I worked with these opportunities to build a life for myself and my family.

'Who wouldn't do the same if they were given the chance?

'Success does not automatically make somebody arrogant, and material things do not tell you what somebody's heart is like.

'I'm still a very humble and grounded person, and I think people are far too quick to judge someone based on what they have now without knowing what they came from, what they've lived through, or what it took to get there.

'A house, a car, or a lifestyle does not define someone's character.

'Neither does a television show from 15 years ago. Geordie Shore does not define who I am, or any of the cast who were part of it. 

'It was a controversial television show and a chapter of our lives when we were 20+ years old. We were living in an intense environment for months at a time, surrounded by producers, alcohol, friendships, relationships, break-ups, arguments, and cameras constantly.

'Naturally, that captured some of the most heightened and dramatic moments of our lives, but those moments are not the entirety of who any of us are as people.

'I'm a mother now, I've grown up, just like everyone else does. I've changed, my priorities have changed and what I want from life has changed. 

'I don't want drama, I genuinely just want peace, genuine friendships, my marriage, my children and a happy life. Nothing more.

'And when it comes to this family, I need to make something very clear.

'These are grown adults with their own family issues, their own relationships, their own experiences and their own completely separate reasons for falling out with each other.

'I am not responsible for that.

'I have my own separate and valid reasons for the relationships I have chosen to step away from, just as everybody else has theirs. 

'I did not create other people's problems, I did not control anybody's decisions, and I certainly did not orchestrate some huge family fallout.

'The issues other family members have with one another are theirs, just as my reasons are mine.

'I've been bullied. My son has been bullied. My children have been dragged into things they should never have been involved in. I've been verbally attacked, and called some of the most disgusting things imaginable by people I once considered family.

'Hand on heart, I genuinely do not believe I have done anything to deserve the level of anger and hatred that has been directed towards me and I still don't know why.

'I wanted nothing but friendship with people who, for whatever reason, seem to have so much anger towards me, and even now I'm still left wondering what I ever did to deserve so much of it.

'I'm not saying I'm a perfect person. I'm not. I've made mistakes in my life like everybody else has.

'But in this situation, I know what I have and haven't done. As an only child, having a big family was something I always dreamed of, especially for my children. 

'So for anyone to believe that I would purposely try to break a family apart is completely and utterly wrong and incorrect.

'It is actually the total opposite of what I ever wanted.

'I tried so hard for years to make things work, to keep relationships together, to forgive things that hurt me and to tolerate bullying behaviour that affected me deeply, purely because I wanted to keep the peace and hold on to that family dynamic.

'Losing it was the very last thing I wanted.

'But there comes a point where constantly tolerating behaviour that hurts you, simply to keep everyone else happy, starts destroying your own peace.

'Walking away from relationships that were hurting me and my children was not me trying to destroy a family.

'It was me finally accepting that I couldn't keep destroying myself just to remain part of one.

'Defending myself does not make me the problem. It simply means I'm no longer willing to silently carry the blame for things that were never mine to carry.

'Going forward, all I want is to stop being brought up, mentioned or associated with people and situations that have nothing to do with me.

'I do not want my name attached to anybody else's relationships, disagreements or decisions.

'Everybody involved has their own experiences and their own reasons for where their relationships stand, and those reasons belong to them, not me and it has nothing to do with me. I'm fed up of taking the blame.

'If there was a genuine possibility of forgiving, moving forward and putting everything behind us, I would take it. Especially for the children, I never wanted things to end up this way.

'Unfortunately, for reasons that are deeply personal, hurtful and unforgivable and that I have no intention of discussing publicly, that simply isn't possible.

'Some things have happened that I cannot just forget or pretend didn't happen, and I am entitled to draw that boundary without having to explain every painful detail to strangers on the internet.

'Especially when children are involved. That does not mean I want bitterness, arguments or an ongoing public feud. Quite the opposite.

'I don't want to keep revisiting the past. I don't want to keep defending myself against somebody else's version of it.

'I simply want everyone to move forward separately, stop involving my name, and allow me to live my life, enjoy my marriage and raise my children in peace.

'For a long time I thought staying silent was the right thing to do. I thought keeping quiet would protect my peace, stop things escalating and eventually allow everything to die down, but the truth is, staying silent is no longer helping me mentally.

'Watching things be said about me that I know are untrue, while feeling like I have to constantly swallow it and take the blame for family issues and say nothing, has become more damaging than finally speaking up.

'I'm not doing this because I want drama, I'm doing this because carrying everything quietly for so long has taken a genuine toll on me, and I need to stand up for myself and finally draw a line under it.'

Marnie rose to fame on Geordie Shore alongside co-stars Charlotte Crosby, Holly Hagan and Sophie Kasaei, where she was filmed having sex on TV, stripping off and having bust-ups.

While Geordie Shore is still going, it now has a much different feel, with many of the cast members married with children.

Casey and Marnie first became an item in June 2017 after they appeared on the reality show, Single AF together.

Marnie previously revealed she was 'shocked' when Casey proposed in 2020 because she was 'at her worst' both 'mentally and physically'.

She said she couldn't believe the former X Factor singer wanted to marry her after she spent months suffering from a painful bladder condition.

Marnie was diagnosed with a chronic UTI in 2016 which got worse after giving birth to Rox in 2019.

The reality star revealed she had to spend 'thousands of pounds' on doctors' consultations before she was eventually diagnosed with Trigonitis in 2020.

Trigonitis is a condition where the triangular piece of tissue located in the lower part of the bladder becomes inflamed.

Speaking about her engagement, Marnie told the Daily Mail: 'It was a really emotional moment because I think there were times this last year that I just couldn't even believe Casey was staying with me.

'I was in such a bad way mentally, emotionally and physically; I couldn't believe he even wanted to be with me. I was in such a bad way.

'When he asked me to marry him I was honestly shocked because I thought 'you're asking me to marry you when I'm literally at my worst?'

'For him to ask me to marry him at that point I thought 'what? You're asking me to marry you when I'm this ill?' It completely shocked me. He said he loved me unconditionally and it was just a real special moment.'

Marnie rose to fame on Geordie Shore alongside co-stars Charlotte Crosby, Holly Hagan and Sophie Kasaei, where she was filmed having sex on TV, stripping off and having bust-ups.

Back in May, it was reported that Marnie had quit Geordie Shore just as filming for series 28 was about to start.