Kim Kardashian has been trolled and hit with abuse online after posting a picture of herself in a bikini online.

32-year-old Kardashian has been branded a 'slut' and deemed a bad example for her three-month-old daughter North after she shared a revealing snapshot of her impressive butt on her Instagram account yesterday, with people jumping to call her all sorts of horrible things for no reason.

Exhibit A, one troll said: 'What the hell Kim? You are an actual mother. Instead of posting pictures of your precious baby, you post pictures of your f*cking ass and body. You should be ashamed of yourself posting this' while another said 'You're a mother, not a prostitute.'

The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star has been trying to shift her pregnancy pounds with the combination of a gruelling exercise regime and the Atkins diet, but while some of her fans were quick to criticise the 'selfie' - which saw her in a one-piece white swimsuit - her boyfriend Kanye was delighted by what he saw, saying 'HEADING HOME NOW' on Twitter when he saw the photo.

Kim has previously expressed her desire to do a nude photo shoot for iconic men's magazine Playboy once she's returned to her pre-baby weight. She said before giving birth to North in June: 'As soon as I pop this thing out, I want to do Playboy or some nude shoot.' Kim has posed nude for Hugh Hefner's magazine before in December 2007.