20 Celebrities Who Have Taken a Break From Social Media (10 of 11)

18. Daisy Ridley

Amidst the whirlwind success of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Ridley found herself grappling with the overwhelming pressures of fame and the incessant scrutiny of social media. In 2016, she deleted her Instagram account, which at the time had amassed 2 million followers, after her support for victims of gun violence led to relentless cyberbullying from legions of trolls. She confessed that she wasn’t able to deal with the stress and had vowed to never return. However, she subsequently reactivated it 6 years later, announcing her return via a photo of herself relaxing in a chair and enjoying a cup of tea.

19. Gigi Hadid

In 2022, Hadid bid farewell to her millions of Twitter followers after Elon Musk took over the social media platform. The California-born supermodel, renowned for her global influence, described Twitter as a “cesspool of hate and bigotry” after deleting her account. However, she remains active on Instagram and, with more than 78 million followers, is the most popular supermodel on the platform.