Jennifer Zamparelli has revealed the real reason why she quit Twitter earlier this year.
The RTÉ star left the platform back in January, and completely deleted her account – which had over 100k followers.
Almost three months later, Jennifer has no regrets about her decision.
Speaking to the Irish Examiner, the mother-of-two said: “It was an easy enough decision in the end.”
“I found myself just watching people’s arguments and after going through a bit of a struggle in the first lockdown I wanted to really assess what is bringing me down and Twitter was one thing that I really struggled with.”
“Every time I came off Twitter I felt angry, I felt anxious. These were the telling signs that this was not a good platform for me.”
The 40-year-old is still on the likes of Instagram, but has started limiting the amount of time she spends on the app.
“Before I started to do this, I was just aimlessly scrolling. This has really helped me to focus. It has limited and decreased my anxiety, too,” she said.
Jennifer also discussed dealing with criticism, and confessed: “I don’t think anybody has a thick skin, really.”
“It’s not nice to read things about you. I think the thing with this job is that you learn to get over it quicker.”
“To say that it doesn’t upset you or affect you would be a little bit of a lie,” she added.
