A former The Only Way Is Essex star has taken to social media for advice on which weapons she can legally use.

The 31 year-old, who first rose to fame for her on-off relationship with TOWIE co-star Mark Wright in 2010, sent the tweet out on Tuesday (December 5) afternoon, which worried her fans.

The tweet said: "What protection am i [aloud] on me? Like an weapon thats legal? If im having agg"

Twitter trolls instantly hit back at Lauren over the mysterious tweet - questioning her spelling, grammar and need for carrying a weapon.

One woman suggested "maybe not attention seeking on twitter", while another took a dig at her spelling with a tweet that said "try a dictionary you will be lethal".

Some of the comments in response to Lauren's tweet were slightly more light-hearted, with a third person suggesting a "Super Soaker 3000 and a Pirates of the Caribbean sword from Toys'R'Us".

Luckily, Lauren found the funny side of the jokes that were being aimed at her, although in a follow-up tweet, she revealed that she was totally serious about needing to know.

She put: "Oi some your tweets cracking me up .... but its not a joke".

Earlier in the morning, Lauren sent a tweet that suggested that someone or something was bothering her when she referenced "some strange stuff happening and I dont really know what to do about it".