Star Wars actress: Social media bad for mental health
The 25-year-old actress, who stars as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has deleted her social media account after becoming famous.
In an interview with Radio Times, Daisy Ridley said she did it because of how bad it is for mental health. She quit Instagram earlier this year.
"The more I read about teenage anxiety, the more I think it's highly unhealthy for people's mental health,” she said.
Ridley described social media as damaging to mental health, especially for teenagers.
“It's such a weird thing for young people to look at distorted images of things they should be,” she said.
Ridley's big break came in 2014 when she was cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Before that she had only had minor roles in Casualty and Mr Selfridge.
She said her "life suddenly got a bit different" after being cast in the sci-fi film franchise.
"I'm definitely recognized more, but I find the whole taking pictures thing weird," she said.
"I'd prefer to have a conversation than someone asking for a picture, but I guess people feel the need to prove they've had the interaction through social media."
Ridley deleted her social media in September, following the likes of celebrities like Adele, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, who have all deleted their accounts in the past after being overwhelmed by the online world.