‘I am just trying to live my life as a free woman’: Emily Atack breaks down as she admits campaign of online harassment leaves her feeling sexually assaulted ‘100 times a day’
Emily Atack broke down on Tuesday while admitting she feels sexually assaulted ‘100 times a day’ as a consequence of the crude messages she receives on social media.
The actress explores the alarming rise in online sexual harassment for new BBC2 documentary Emily Atack: Asking For It after experiencing repeated daily abuse across her Instagram and TikTok accounts.
Appearing on Tuesday’s edition of This Morning, an emotional Atack, 33, revealed one of her abusers repeatedly bombards her with inappropriate messages based on her regular social media updates.
Emotional: Emily Atack broke down on Tuesday while admitting she feels sexually assaulted ‘100 times a day’ as a consequence of the crude messages she receives on social media
She also claimed some male followers wrongly assume she is ‘up for it’ based on her Instagram content, despite having never met the actress.
She said: ‘I am just trying to live my life as a free woman without being harassed… when you get messages like that you feel so alone and isolated, its this spiral of self doubt and shame and doubt.’
Emily Atack: Asking For It airs on Tuesday at 9:00PM on BBC2.
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