“I would get online and just be a little b*tch” - Jameela Jamil recounts her days being an Internet troll

During an appearance on the latest episode of David Tennant Does a Podcast With, Jameela Jamil looks back on her days before showbiz. When host David Tennant asked Jamil who she deals with all the online disagreement saying,

"Are you fine to let all that bounce off? Or does that get to you sometimes?"

To which Jamil said,

"When it comes to just standard abuse, I find r*pe threats very distressing because I'm a human. But other than that, I used to be an internet troll, David. I was an internet c**t."

Jamil mentioned that she was on the internet "just to make fun of people and be mean" and her forms of trolling included s**t shaming, or being a misogynist. While justifying her actions, Jamil mentioned that she "didn't know anything about activism" or the concept of patriarchy. She also blamed her mental health for her actions saying,

"I didn't know anything because I was just so mentally ill and lonely and insane and so I would get online and just be a little b***h."

British actress, Jameela Jamil began her career on Channel 4, where she'd host a pop culture series. She then became the radio host of The Official Chart. After moving to the U.S in 2016, where she was noticed by Schur and producers and went to play the role of Tahani Al-Jamil, a regular cast member in the NBC fantasy comedy series, The Good Place.

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"So I kind of get it" - Jameela Jamil talks about the mentality of online trollers

While recalling the days of her past when she used to be an online troll, Jameela Jamil said that her mental health and loneliness resulted in her being an online troll. Jamil mentioned that she understands the mentality of someone "who feels so disempowered" in their own life and has "rage pent up" and "it needs to go somewhere,

"so they just think, 'Oh, this is all so dehumanized. I'm just going to spur out some s*** online and it's not really going to hurt anyone because it's just words."

The actress went on to say that she gets it and that the comments don't really "bother" her.

Jameela Jamil is all set to star in a new series, Hysterical, alongside Naomie Harris and Romesh Ranganathan. The plot of the series is seemingly inspired by events surrounding Andrew Tate, who went on to allegedly make misogynistic comments, affecting the mentality of the men of this generation.

A date on when the series will be televised is yet to be announced.