Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner shuts down Piers Morgan over tweets about mental health
The actor called the Good Morning Britain host a 't***'
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Your support makes all the difference.Sophie Turner has criticised Piers Morgan over an article he shared about celebrities speaking out about their mental health, calling the presenter a “t***”.
The Game of Thrones actor, who is known for playing Sansa Stark in the hit TV show, called out Morgan after he reposted an article in which Coronation Street star Beverley Callard said she was concerned celebrities were trying to make mental health “fashionable”.
Sharing the piece on Twitter, Morgan wrote: “She’ll be hammered for saying this, but 100% true”.
In response, Turner shut down the 53-year-old, writing: “Or maybe they have a platform to speak out about it and help get rid of the stigma of mental illness which affects 1 in 4 people in UK per year.
“But please go ahead and shun them back into silence. T***.”
In typical Morgan fashion, he replied to Turner by mocking her tweet, saying: “Hi Sophie, please don’t abuse me like this – it’s harmful to my mental health. Thanks.”
Fans quickly flooded Turner’s praising her for calling out the Good Morning Britain broadcaster.
“Thank you so much for calling him out on what he said,” one person wrote.
“The only way to get rid of the stigma is to be open about mental illness.”
Another added: “I got the courage to speak up about my mental health issues because people, mainly celebrities, were talking about it.
“And even tho some idiots think it‘s just for attention or don’t take it seriously, it really helped me to accept it as a part of me.” [sic]
In the original article Morgan made reference to, Callard, who is better known as Liz McDonald, told Best magazine she was concerned mental health was becoming “fashionable”.
“Real mental illness is very dark and it takes a great deal of strength to ask for help,” she said.
“I think we are now definitely chipping away at the stigma.
“But we have to be careful mental illness doesn’t become like a Gucci handbag. There is a danger it can become ‘fashionable.’”
According to Callard, her own struggles caused her to enter a “black hole” three years ago – after an outfit she was asked to wear on the ITV show which made her feel “idiotic.”
Rather than being able to ask for help, the star found herself in bed for four days, unable to speak to anyone.
However, after seeking help from a professional, Callard was able to return to work and is now an ambassador for the mental health charity Mind.
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