A woman with a crippling fear of spiders sleeps in a tent on her bed – to protect her from creepy crawlies.

Estella Kyriacou, 25, grew up terrified of arachnids and was horrified when she saw one in her room in her flat in Clapham, London, last year.

She moved into a different room with her flatmate, Imogen Clarke, 26, for a while to avoid the critter.

After eventually plucking up the courage to return to her own bedroom, she took drastic measures.

She ordered a mosquito tent on Amazon to fix to her mattress to prevent any insects entering the bed.

Now she’s been sleeping in the tent for four months – and has no plans to stop.

Estella, a law student, said: “I’ve not seen any spiders since using the tent.

“But Imogen and I are both too scared of spiders to catch them if they get in the flat.

“I don’t really think a psychologist or psychiatrist would be too impressed by it – I know I’m avoiding my fears.

“But I’m a drama queen – and I’ve been sleeping in it for so long now that it feels normal to me!

“I know I’m insane – but I’m self aware.”