Professor T’s Juliet Stevenson fears of ‘corrosive’ cancel culture

Juliet Stevenson has voiced her concerns on being the latest celebrity to be ‘cancelled’ due to an opinion she holds. The Professor T actress also reflected on the current state of society’s tolerance for each other’s views during an interview on BBC Radio 4.The BAFTA winning actress has opened up on life in the online age during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.Juliet remarked: “Whatever happened to the phrase ‘agreeing to disagree’?””You know, we’re now living in a culture where people are scared to say what they think, for fear of violent opposition or being criticised or at worst, cancelled.”She went on to describe many people online as being “extremely hostile to other points of view and that’s really a very, very corrosive and terrifying development.”Read More: BBC viewers call for Laura Kuenssberg and Fiona Bruce to be removed Juliet Stevenson has fumed at the current state of society (Image: BBC) The star has opened up on her own struggles in sharing her (Image: BBC) The star has deleted her Twitter account to avoid any potential issues (Image: BBC) Juliet stars in Proffesor T alongside Death in Paradise actor Ben Miller (Image: BBC)”You know, I left Twitter, I couldn’t stand it any longer and I think many people feel like that.”The actress also looked back on her own childhood and asked: “Where are our communities?””We would go to the pub, the youth centre, the library, we had high streets where we would bump into each other.”Our communities were actual and you could live alongside people who are not of the same faith or have a similar opinion and we muddled on together.”DON’T MISS…Ben Miller in sweet tribute to Professor T co-star [INTERVIEW]Alan Rickman: Juliet Stevenson says actor tells her ‘how to behave’ [ARTICLE]Riviera season 2 cast: Who is in the cast of Riviera? [INSIGHT]Juliet is currently starring as therapist Dr Helena Goldberg in ITV’s crime series Professor T.She is appearing alongside Death in Paradise actor Ben Miller and he paid a sweet trubute to his co-star’s acting credentials. Ahead of the shows’ new series he told Express.co.uk and other press: “How was Juliet to work with? It is stating the obvious, but she is a very good actress.”Juliet was brilliant at leaving these awkward silences in the way therapists do, so those scenes felt very live and real and like a real therapy session.