Loose Women star Saira Khan has revealed how she received a death threat in response to a provocative bikini picture she posted on social media.

The television presenter, 47, who is Muslim, shared the Instagram photo of herself sunbathing on holiday alongside a caption blasting a female Muslim preacher who decreed it was 'sinful' for Muslim women to pluck their eyebrows. Ms Khan ended the ended the defiant post with the words: 'Here's my response - kiss my [bottom]'.

In response, an anonymous Instagram user posted a comment threatening the mother-of-two, writing: 'If you value your life keep the f*** out of Islam.'

Ms Khan, who has previously publicly shamed social media users for criticising her religion, later called out the troll in a tweet and tagged the official Twitter account for the Metropolitan Police, urging them to 'check it out'.

Taking a stand: Loose Women star Saira Khan, 47, shared this bikini picture on Instagram yesterday alongside a caption criticising a conservative Muslim preacher

Defiant: The television presenter, who is Muslim, slammed a Muslim preacher who claimed it was 'sinful' for Muslim women to pluck their eyebrows, adding: 'Kiss my [bottom]'

Abuse: In response an anonymous user, posting under the account 'silverbengle', wrote an expletive-ridden comment criticising the Muslim mother of two over the post

Concerned: Ms Khan shared the comment on Twitter and tagged the Metropolitan Police

Ms Khan spoke out after a YouTube video emerged of Australian preacher Umm Jamaal ud-Din that showed her criticising women who pluck their eyebrows.

In the two-hour long sermon the teacher, who wears a burqua, claimed the practice was 'sinful'.

Posting the bikini picture on Instagram yesterday, Saira wrote: 'I woke up to news that A Muslim Preacher is saying that "plucking eyebrows" for Muslim women is a sin - here's my response - kiss my [peach emoji] you backward prehistoric dinosaur.'

Muslim preacher who believes plucking eyebrows is sinful Saira Khan posted in response to comments by a female burqa-wearing Muslim convert teacher who said it is sinful for Islamic women to pluck their eyebrows. Umm Jamaal ud-Din's fiery, two-hour sermon covered the delicate topics of female grooming and obeying Allah. The Islamic instructor from western Sydney, who is also known as Mouna Parkin, said it was sinful, or haram, for women to pluck their eyebrows, even if they believed it was hygienic. Advertisement

Dozens of users praised Saira for speaking out against the conservative preacher.

One wrote: 'Best response I've seen in a while @iamsairakhan to something so silly.'

Another posted: 'Well said Saira, I love how you speak up for what you believe in on something like you say is so prehistoric.'

However others criticised Saira's attack, including anonymous user 'silverbengle', who wrote the threatening post.

The comment, which has since been removed from Instagram, read: 'Keep your f****** mouth shut! Your not a Muslim nor do you represent anything to do with Islam!!! Your white masters have given you what you desire as a sell out reporter!!! If you value your life keep the f*** out of Islam [sic].'

Ms Khan, a mother of two, shared a screenshot of the comment on Twitter, tagging the official Metropolitan Police account with a message urging officers to 'check it out'.

The Twitter post received further supportive messages from followers, with one writing: 'Disgusting. I hope this is followed through Saira. Don't let it get to you'.

Praised: Saira, pictured in May, was hailed by followers after she stood up to the preacher

Another added: 'Words fail me...you shouldn't have to receive and deal with this stuff...awful.'

It is not the first time Ms Khan has hit back at vicious online trolls.

In May the star publicly called out a Muslim man who criticised her for baring her body in a candid shoot alongside her fellow Loose Women panellists.

In an impassioned online posted she told the troll to 'go and do one' and dubbing him a 'narrow minded, misogynistic, brainwashed, backward idiot'.

Responsibility: Ms Khan has used her high profile to support of a positive view of Islam

The most recent example comes just days after Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), called for a surge in prosecutions against anyone suspected of committing 'hate crime' on social media.

She said wanted to see online abuse taken as seriously as assault or daubing vile graffiti on people’s houses.

There have been several high-profile instances of successful prosecutions of people who had abused lawmakers and other public figures online.

A spokesman from the Metropolitan Police said: 'The Met's digital contact team @MetCC have DM'd a 47 year old woman with a view to formally reporting an allegation of malicious communications. Enquiries continue.'