July 14th 2023.
Recently, Charles Anderson (the vicar in ITV soap Emmerdale) responded to some messages he had received from trolls online. In the tweets, Kevin Mathurin—the actor best known for his portrayal of Charles—showed that he had been sent hurtful messages on social media.
Kevin wrote, “You know that 1% percent of you that pluck up the courage, warm up your thumbs to type negative comments when someone expresses a little bit of joy…I hope you feel better about your life soon. Or better yet, don’t @ me.”
He then posted another tweet the following day. This time, he said, “I was going to start this tweet with a rant. But that’s not where I want my headspace to be today. I want to have a great day at work with great people. I hope you get to do the same, too. Take care of yourselves and each other.”
It’s difficult to tell what Kevin is referring to in the tweets, but it’s not uncommon for soap stars to receive messages from trolls. It’s likely that viewers have difficulty differentiating the actor from the character they are playing. This happened to Lucy Pargeter, who plays Chas Dingle in Emmerdale. When Chas behaved in a way that was unpopular with viewers, they took to Twitter to express their anger, but some ended up targeting Lucy instead.
Noticing this, Dominic Brunt, who portrays Paddy, tweeted in defense of Lucy. He wrote “People still being pretty damned cruel and personal towards my dear friend @lucyparge. Much loved character to leave Emmerdale after just months. Lucy has selflessly played this story for all it’s worth, knowing she/Chas would be disrespected and insulted on social media, and STILL hit all the beats. Amazing actress.”
Lucy was appreciative of Dominic’s supportive post, responding with three orange heart emojis. It's great to see the cast of Emmerdale supporting one another both on- and off-screen.
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