Businesswoman Michelle Mone has chosen to block her critics on social media site Twitter following reports she is to be made a Conservative peer.
The Ultimo underwear founder was told she will take a seat in the House of Lords in a call from Prime Minister David Cameron, according to the Sun newspaper yesterday.
Ms Mone, who has made appearances on TV's The Apprentice and Celebrity Masterchef, has been keeping quiet on the reports.
However, today she made the decision to block a number of users on Twitter saying that they were "small minded".
Michelle tweeted: "Blocked a lot small minded people today.Message to them,if you're not happy with ur life take control&stop attacking others.Onwards&upwards."
There were mixed reactions to her decision on the social media site.
Fiona L Talbot tweeted: "Well done you have worked so hard and deserve everything you have. Keep shining for the rest of us."
While Jack Hesson tweeted: "well you can't really blame people…you've just become yet another reason why the House of Lords has to be abolished."
Michelle's spokesman declined to comment on the peerage rumours and the entrepreneur made no reference to the proposed peerage on her Twitter account.
Michelle, from Glasgow, announced earlier this year that she was leaving Scotland after becoming caught up in an " extremely vitriolic social media hate campaign" due to her vocal support of the Union during the independence debate.
The 43-year-old, said to be worth £20 million, was awarded an OBE for her contribution to business in 2010.
In a Guardian interview last month Mone was asked about her proudest moment so far.
She told the newspaper: " Probably all the inventions I've created. I helped the Prime Minister with the referendum and in keeping the Union together. That was tough, but it had the most rewarding results.
"Also, receiving my OBE from the Queen. I never, ever thought I would get anything like that."
A Downing Street spokesman also declined to comment on the peerage reports.
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