Celebrity twitter outrage over Barlows’ tragedy

An internet troll has sparked widespread outrage after mocking Gary Barlow’s stillborn baby in a series of tweets.

Twitter user @MrKennethTong, believed to be former Big Brother contestant Kenneth Tong, posted a number of offensive statements on his account about the grieving musician’s late daughter, Poppy.

His comments, which provoked angry responses on Twitter, have been widely condemned by other users and celebrity friends of Barlow and his wife Dawn, who delivered her fourth child stillborn in London last Saturday.

The Take That star’s fellow X Factor judge Louis Walsh was among those calling for Tong to be banned from the microblogging website.

He wrote in a tweet: “How DISGUSTING. This man should not be allowed on twitter. RETWEET this if you want him banned!”