Catherine Tyldesley thinks social media can have a "heartbreaking" impact on impressionable people.
The 35-year-old actress – who is best-known for playing Eva Price on ‘Coronation Street’ – has warned of the potentially toxic influence of platforms like Instagram, saying it’s created mounting pressure to conform to a specific beauty ideal.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "We’re bombarded with these images of perfection on Instagram and different apps. But at your local leisure centre pool and no one looks like that.
"Everyone’s a bit wobbly, has cellulite, and everyone has different body shapes.
"But we’re consumed by images that aren’t real, and airbrushing apps. It’s slightly heartbreaking what we’ve done to ourselves."
Catherine – who has a four-year-old son called Alfie with her husband Tom Pitford – previously admitted to sometimes feeling self-conscious about her own appearance.
The blonde beauty said: "I have days all the time where I’m feeling a bit wibbly wobbly … but I don’t let it spoil my fun.
"Having kids you don’t think about it as much, because you’ve not got the chance. Alfie doesn’t care what’s hanging out or if you’ve got a six-pack.
"It’s been a very positive impact on my life, having Alfie. Because, before that it was like: ‘Right, I’ve got to train five times a week.’"
Catherine Tyldesley bemoans social media’s ‘heartbreaking’ influence
