Dua Lipa lives 'in fear of not being good enough' because of 'toxic' Twitter trolls
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Your support makes all the difference.Dua Lipa has criticised trolls on social media for making her “live in fear of not being good enough”.
In an interview with ELLE US, the 23-year-old singer explained how prior to becoming famous she didn’t remember “feeling hate”.
However, as her career has intensified, the singer says she feels as though everything she does is under scrutiny from the public.
“People want to stunt your growth,” Lipa told the publication.
“They scrutinise you and tell you what you should look like or what you should do or ask why did you cut your hair?
“You constantly live in fear of not being good enough. It’s crazy; you have to be really strong.”
The One Kiss singer also called out hypocrites on social media who claim to support feminism and mental health but act differently online.
“We’re in this age of ‘Feminism! You should be supporting each other!’ But it’s the same people who are saying that who are also bringing women down online,” she said.
“And it’s the same people who speak about mental health who are also bullying others. Twitter is super-toxic. I find myself having to take time off to be able to be creative.”
Lipa revealed that at the beginning of her career she was given advise about how to tackle social media by a number of artists including Katy Perry and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
“When I met Katy Perry, she was like, ‘I hope you don’t search your name’, Lipa revealed.
“She said, ‘Do not have notifications on. Do not read that s***, because it will stop you from doing what you love’.”
Lipa said she took Perry’s advise on board and now considers reading hateful comments about herself as a “form of self-abuse”.
This isn’t the first time the New Rules singer has spoken about dealing with harassment online.
In February, Lipa shared a series of tweets after logging onto Twitter and immediately spotting two women’s appearances being compared on her timeline.
“Takes 10 seconds on the tl [timeline] to see people comparing women and their wrinkles,” Lipa wrote.
“I hope everyone engaging in this toxic a** behaviour stays plump af for the rest of their lives bc [because] reality gonna bite you in the arse.”
The singer continued, urging her 2.85m followers to make more of an effort with the people they come across in life by spreading kindness.
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