Tom Holland explains why he’s stepping away from Instagram
A post shared by Tom Holland (@tomholland2013)Spider-Man star Tom Holland is taking a break from social media. He posted a video to Instagram yesterday to explain his decision to step away—at least temporarily—from the platform.The British actor has never been the most prolific poster.
His last Instagram post was six weeks ago. It was a black and white portrait shot that had over 8million likes and 17,000 comments.Holland, 26, confessed he sometimes spends time reading the many comments.
This isn’t always good for his mental wellbeing. He explained he was deleting both Twitter and Instagram for a while.“I’ve taken a break from social media for my mental health because I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming,” he said. “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.”Related: Shirtless workout photo of Tom Holland goes viralHe said that he was making this brief return to the platform to raise awareness around stem4.
