Bridlington comedian Rosie Jones deletes 'cesspit of hate' X profile following 'hurtful' comments

Bridlington comedian Rosie Jones has deleted her X profile after becoming the target of "hurtful" comments.

Taking to the platform on Friday to make the announcement, Rosie, 33 - who is a regular on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and has her own show, Out Of Order on Comedy Central - branded X a "centre of hate" after she was targeted by trolls.

She wrote: "I've not felt a lot of joy from this social platform in a long time, so to come on and see I'm trending, yet again, is exhausting. I could say comedy is subjective but the truth is the comments are hurtful. I used to love Twitter but I don't care for this centre of hate. Goodbye."

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Later confirming on Instagram that she had deleted her X profile, she said: “My god do I feel good about it. Still on [Instagram], I just could not handle the cesspit of hate. I used to love Twitter, but not what it had morphed into. It’s a no from me.”

The comedian speaks openly in her stand-up routines about having cerebral palsy, and has previously shared her feelings on the "upsetting" level of trolling she has received over the years.

Speaking to The Guardian, she said: "I'd be lying if I said it didn't upset me, but luckily I am surrounded by such a strong network of brilliant friends, family, colleagues who support me. Do I need a thick skin? Yes, I bloody do. But I'm able to switch it off, I don't look at social media when I'm on TV.

"I focus on the positives - on the people coming up to me saying 'I've never seen disability portrayed like you do,' or if they are disabled, coming up to me and saying, 'Thank you for making us feel seen and worthy and valid."