Former Eastenders actress Danniella Westbrook has enlisted the help of the police after receiving a number of Twitter threats following a tweet directed at her from Josie Cunningham. The actress, who has publicly struggled with drugs, received a number of tweets telling her to overdose on cocaine, after Josie Cunningham tweeted a message offering to take Danniella out for the night: "Think @westbrookdanni needs a good night out. Fancy it? My treat? Xx." Although the message appears friendly, Twitter users believed that the young mum-of-three was pointing fun at the actress for her relapse into drugs and alcohol earlier this year. The message was followed by a barrage of abusive messages, with a number of trolls offering to buy her drugs so she could overdose. Tweeting the Metropolitan Police, Danniella pleaded: ‘Can you please do something about this . People telling me to DIE and offering to help me Do it.’ She then retweeted a number of the abusive messages:

@metpoliceuk another one telling me to die .. Reported please do something about this pic.twitter.com/NBFzVTScC5 — Danniella westbrook (@westbrookdanni) December 30, 2014

@metpoliceuk @twitter Can you please do something about this . People telling me to DIE and offering to help me Do it pic.twitter.com/kgnmD4aX1u — Danniella westbrook (@westbrookdanni) December 30, 2014

Josie Cunningham has since apologised to the TV actress, claiming she hadn’t intended the negative reaction from her tweet and had just wanted to treat the broke star on a night out: "Apologies @westbrookdanni if you was offended, that honestly wasn't my intention xx."