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Felicity Kendal tells MeToo campaign: Keep calm, girls

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THE Good Life star Felicity Kendal says women should stop being hysterical about the MeToo movement and accept that men and women aren’t the same.

‘The thing about the MeToo movement is it’s a bit like talking about feminism. There is no solution yet. Let’s wait and see, because these things take a long time,’ the 72-yearold tells me at Brasserie Zedel, Soho. ‘If something changes very quickly, it’s not normally for the better.

‘Men and women are totally different. We’ve never been in a position in history where there has been total equality. We’re human beings and we don’t get it right. Part of living is partly getting it wrong.’

She adds: ‘But the problem is that everybody’s getting hysterical and they think: “Let’s tie everyone else up because they don’t agree with what I say.” The way things grow properly is to give them time. People need to stop getting hysterical. I don’t go anywhere near Twitter, to avoid the hysteria.

‘The main thing is keep calm, girls. Being judgmental and critical of others doesn’t help the cause.’

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