Although Edina and Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous would be the queen of selfies if they'd been born millennials, star Jennifer Saunders has warned that social media culture and the pursuit for the perfect photo is making many young women ill. Speaking to Event magazine, the creator of the hit 90s TV series has criticised what she has labelled the Kim Kardashian "automaton" look.
"I hate the way it makes girls think they should look," she said.
"That Kim Kardashian look, it's so automaton. Girls are now getting ill because all they spend their lives doing is finding the perfect selfie. Girls spend longer and longer in the bloody bathroom, looking in the mirror, taking selfies."
Saunders, who has has three daughters, also hates the way selfie culture means she is constantly stopped in the streets for photos.
"If you say no, they look at you like you just shot their child," she says. "Eventually you pull a face into the camera. He puts it on his page and before you know it, you Google my name and that's the first picture to pop up. Looking s---."
Saunders also revealed that she has called it a day on Absolutely Fabulous, saying this year's movie spin-off was a last instalment for fans.
"There's lots of other stuff I'd like to do. Plus, I'd like to spend time with my grandchildren."
With AP
