Naomi Ackie deleted her Instagram account because it made her feel "jealous, sad and depressed".
Naomi Ackie has deleted her Instagram because it made her feel terrible
The 31-year-old actress has revealed she previously ditched the social media platform after she was cast in 'Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker' because she was worried about racist trolling after her castmate John Boyega was bombarded with abuse after he landed his role in the franchise.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: "I had heard that anyone of colour would get wrapped up in some racist s***. I didn’t want to have a place for them to come with their comments."
However, she later changed her mind and returned to the platform with the help of bosses at Disney - the studio behind the latest 'Star Wars' movies - but Naomi found her relationship with Instagram soon turned toxic as she started spending more time on the platform.
She explained: "I eventually found myself scrolling too much, comparing myself to other people and becoming jealous, sad and depressed. I started putting stuff on my page that was attention-seeking.
"Trying to be funny on my Insta stories, or trying to be hot, trying to be a thirst trap from my f***** house share that I lived in with three other guys."
Naomi eventually realised using the app was not healthy and decided to delete it for good.
She added: "It was like, what the f***, this is not working at all and I don’t feel good about it. I eventually realised it was time to get rid of it properly."
In the interview, Naomi revealed she's also had trouble with X - previously known as Twitter - and spent hours scrolling through looking for negative comments following the release of her Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'.
She told the publication: "Even after I saw the good reviews, I’d keep scrolling. Like, putting my name into Twitter to see if anyone hated me. I remember I saw one thing that said like, why is she playing Whitney Houston, she’s a D-list celebrity with a gap smile.
"At the time it felt like the end of the world, but now there’s a movie poster with my gap."
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