Angry trans Twitter pile on now she has deleted all her Twitter
The 49-year-old Sherlock star, who was the first contestant announced for
the BBC celebrity dancing show last week, told her Instagram followers that
she thinks the backlash is over her comments in March about a child
performing a drag act.
In the video, she said: “I’m sorry if you feel like you need to boycott Strictly
for a tweet I made about a drag show but I don’t think 12-year-olds should
be doing overly sexualised drag acts.
“That’s my personal opinion, that’s all. I’m not pushing it on anyone else, I’m
just saying that’s how I feel.
"But my tweet back in March was regarding a 12-year-old who was doing it in
front of adults. And it just upset me because I saw a kid, a little kid, a 12-
year-old, doing something very over-sexualised. And I didn't think it was
right...
"And that was my tweet. I didn't associate that with the trans community, nor
would I associate that with the trans community, because I think they're two
separate things. And I'm not transphobic... I am a firm supporter of the
legitimate trans community."
But some fans were very unhappy with the news as they vowed to switch off
and not watch the 2023 series as a result of her addition. @mettycalfe said:
"Definitely giving it a miss then."
@riverstour said: "There’s as much chance of me watching this year, as there
is of me not buying coffee from Costa." @ellarhapse said: "we won’t be
watching."
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