After MeToo, Lumley fears all men now seen as ‘bad’

JOANNA Lumley says she is “terrified that all men are seen as bad” in the wake of the sexual misconduct scandal which engulfed Hollywood.

The Absolutely Fabulous star, 71, (right) recently hosted the film BAFTAs, which were dominated by the Time’s Up and MeToo movements. She’s told Good Housekeeping: “This year I do feel the spirit of the suffragettes is with us and we’re speaking out about women being treated badly around the world.

“That said, I am terrified that all men are seen as bad.”

She added: “I love and rethey spect men. I am married to one, I work with some wonderful men and I have a son.

“We mustn’t deride all men, as only the few are bad and we need to remember that too.”

Lumley said of hosting the film BAFTAs: “Even though (the stars) were dressed in black, they looked wonderful. It felt right to wear black at the time (in support of MeToo). Anything that empowers women is to be supported.”

Lumley said she speaks up for what she believes in partly because her mother was a “very good role model”.

She told the magazine: “She couldn’t bear bullying and had an enormous sense of social justice. ‘Do as you would be done by’ was always her mantra ... ‘Be reliable, don’t be a thief or a snitch or a husband stealer’, all those lessons were instilled into me as a child.”