CBBC star tells Newsround how she was bullied online

CBBC star Shannon Flynn talks to Newsround about her experiences being bullied online.

The Friday Download presenter used to star in Waterloo Road - the TV show about a school.

She said she started getting mean messages on social networking sites.

She was very upset by the messages and told her parents before learning to ignore them.

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Shannon appears in 'Cyberbullying - a Newsround special' on Tuesday 11 February at 5.25pm.