He saves others from danger as superhero Spider-Man. Now Tom Holland has decided to save himself – by deleting his social media apps from his phone.
“I find Instagram and Twitter to be over-stimulating, to be overwhelming. I get caught up and I spiral when I read things about me online and ultimately it’s very detrimental to my mental state. So I decided to take a step back and delete the app,” he said.
Holland, 26, who has a combined Twitter and Instagram following of nearly seven million, made the announcement in a video posted online to support the Stem4 charity which promotes positive mental health for teenagers.
Making clear it was only a floating reappearance on Instagram, he wrote: “Hello and goodbye… I have been taking a break from social media for my mental health, but felt compelled to come on here to talk about Stem4… Please take the time to watch my video and, should you feel inclined to share it with anyone who it may resonate with, it would be greatly appreciated.”
The Londoner, who is dating Spider-Man co-star Zendaya, 25, was inundated with messages of support including one from pop star Justin Bieber, 28, who wrote: “Love you man.”
My Family star Robert Lindsay, 72, also announced he was quitting Twitter yesterday – under orders from his son.
The father-of-three tweeted: “After a long conversation with my son I’ve decided to leave Twitter alone as he feels it’s affecting my daily life, thoughts and imaginings.
“He’s right, of course, and I need to detox from the stresses of social media.”
He added: ‘I’ve allowed the many distractions of a problematic world which we all care about so much from allowing me the freedom I need to fulfill my career.”
The actor, who found fame in the 1970s comedy Citizen Smith, has two sons, but it is unclear which one he was referring to.
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