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Jane Horrocks: #MeToo 鈥渉as made a massive difference"

Actress Jane Horrocks tells Stephen Sackur that when the #MeToo movement first started it seemed 鈥渢oo much鈥, adding 鈥渋t was absolutely right that it was too much.鈥

She says, 鈥淲hen the Me Too movement did happen it seemed a bit extreme for possibly people of my generation of actors because we had put up with it for so long. But then thinking about it 鈥 gosh this is really relevant.鈥

Describing the campaign as 鈥渟uch a brilliant thing that has happened鈥, she explains the impact on working conditions for actors saying 鈥渋f anything like that happens it鈥檚 not covered up, you can speak openly about things, and that鈥檚 made a massive difference.鈥

British actress Jane Horrocks is best known for her comedy performance as Bubble in the 麻豆约拍 sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, and for her Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated lead role role in the film version of Little Voice.

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