Olivia Colman calls out ‘vile’ social media trolls

Olivia Colman has called out ‘vile’ social media trolls and said that it is ‘bullying in the most cowardly way’.

Talking on a recent podcast, The Crown star, 47, said that negative comments can leave you ‘crying in bed for three days’.

Olivia said that she ‘protects’ herself by not having any social media and tries to avoid reading any messages from ‘vile’ trolls. 

Speaking on jewellery designer Alex Monroe’s This Is A Token podcast, she explained: ‘It just hurts. You can be sent to bed for three days crying because someone you don’t know has been vile about you.’

Olivia added: ‘It’s horrible. It’s bullying in the most cowardly way.’ 

The actress continued: ‘I love my work, I really do. So I am trying to tell myself this is the unfortunate other side of the coin to it.

‘I love my work and the people I meet, I’m really lucky, as long as I protect myself from the other side of it I’m alright.’

It comes after Olivia admitted that she cannot remember her Oscar-winning speech after winning big at the 2019 Academy Awards.

The star won the award for Best Actress for her role In The Favourite, but her mind seemed to be a bit of blur as to what happened during her speech, in which she thanked her co-stars and crew.

‘I can’t remember what I said,’ she told Entertainment Tonight. ‘I only know because I’ve seen it played back now. I can’t remember what happened afterwards. 

‘My husband said it was the best night of his life. And had it been the other way around, if I could have watched him, I understand. I would have loved that, and I would’ve remembered everything.

‘But I’m afraid I still can’t quite believe it happened.’

Olivia has since been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role In The Father at this year’s Oscars, which are due to take place on April 25.