Juliet Stevenson explains why she deleted Twitter

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Twitter, saying she felt a “weight come off” once she deleted it. The Bafta-nominated British star, known for roles in films such as Truly, Madly, Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham, explained she is still on Instagram, but does not use Twitter any more.

She is currently starring in Robert Icke’s stage production of The Doctor, which is an adaption of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi, and documents the events that unfold when a doctor at a hospital refuses entry to a priest who has arrived to see a young woman fighting for her life.

Speaking about the production, which first opened in 2019 at the Almeida Theatre, she told BBC Breakfast: “It’s a kind of fantastic exploration of the sort of forces that are shaping a lot of our lives. 'Freedom of speech is being undermined by fear, people are scared to talk about certain things' Actor Juliet Stevenson told #BBCBreakfast why she quit Twitter as she discussed her latest West End role in the play 'The Doctor' pic.

twitter. com/hOAfxbgxVM“I think many people are scared of the power of social media, we’re all kind of addicted to it, or many of us are, but it’s also sort of taken over our lives and created this, this ferment of argument and intolerance, which I think the play does a wonderful job of saying: ‘listen to all points of view’, you can hear all these points of view without fear, or without risking anything yourself. “It doesn’t take anybody’s side, she’s not a moral heroine. ”Speaking about her decision to come off Twitter, she told Jon Kay and Sally Nugent: “We’ve had a three-year gap, since it (the production) first played before lockdown, and I came off Twitter during that time. “I was kind of getting a bit bullied online for something I posted and then I just.