‘Something has to change!’ Blue’s Duncan James admits he’s preparing to be trolled over recent weight-gain and Botox as he calls for social media to have stricter verification
He’s a much-loved popstar turned soap actor.
And, Duncan James, 43, has insisted ‘something has to change’ as he detailed the online abuse he’s received and called for social media to have stricter verification processes before people can create accounts.
Appearing on Friday’s Good Morning Britain, the Blue singer admitted he’s preparing to be trolled over his weight-gain and for having Botox, ahead of of his appearance on Celebrity Masterchef 2021.
Gearing up for online abuse: Appearing on Friday’s Good Morning Britain, Duncan James, 43, has admitted that he’s preparing to be trolled over his recent weight-gain and for having Botox
Speaking via video link about his upcoming appearance on Masterchef, Duncan was asked if he’s suffered homophobic abuse online.
He admitted: ‘It’s terrible actually. Probably after MasterChef I’m gonna get a load of abuse because I had a bit more weight on there, and had a bit of Botox before I went in…’
While pinching between his eyebrows, the actor added: ‘So I have got a bit of the old eyebrow thing going on because it hadn’t settled.
‘So one thing I’ve learned is, never go on national television with fresh botox!’
Awful! The Blue singer insisted ‘something has to change’ as he detailed the online abuse he’s suffered and called for social media to have stricter verification processes (Pictured in September 2019)
True! ‘If you are going to say something you’ll have to own what you say… If you went on television and say it you’d get crucified – something has to change!’ he insisted
Duncan asserted: ‘Online trilling is disgusting. Personally I believe that verification is needed [to have a social media account].
‘If you are going to say something you’ll have to own what you say… If you went on television and say it you’d get crucified – something has to change!
‘I have daughter who’s 16 and she’s had trolling in her life, it’s not nice for anybody.’
In a more upbeat part of the conversation, Duncan touched upon the idea of a Blue reunion for their 20th anniversary, which he’s still hopeful for.
He said: ‘It’s been a really weird year, well it has for everyone, but for Blue especially. We had our 20th anniversary in May, but we obviously couldn’t celebrate.
Fingers crossed! In a more upbeat part of the conversation, Duncan touched upon the idea of a Blue reunion for their 20th anniversary, which he’s still hopeful for
‘Lee lives in Spain at the moment and has just had a baby, Simon has had a baby, there’s a bit of a baby bloom in Blue at the moment.
‘Just trying to get us all together has been literally impossible, unfortunately so we’ll just have to see what happens.
‘Covid has put dampener on everything. Hopefully it [a Blue reunion] will happen, we’ll just have to see.’
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