Lysette Anthony quits Twitter amid racism row
5 years ago
15 June 2020 - 6:00 PM

Lysette Anthony quits Twitter amid racism row

Lysette Anthony has quit Twitter amid \'Hollyoaks\' racism row.

The 56-year-old actress - who plays Marnie Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap - has opted to delete her profile on the micro-blogging platform following high-profile disagreements with former co-stars Rachel Adedeji and Charlie Clapham.

Lysette was recently described as "actual trash" by Rachel.

The criticism came after WhatsApp messages appeared to show the actress bemoaning the on-set "traitors" who supported Rachel\'s claims of racism.

According to the messages tweeted out by Charlie, Lysette allegedly said: "Sorry but we\'re not going to have a job to come back to if this stuff keeps being disseminated."

Charlie shared the messages and wrote: "Dear @chezLysette if supporting a former castmate, whilst she speaks of being racially discriminated against, makes me a traitor... then so be it.

"As for embittered, you\'re currently finishing (finished) where I started out. Salty much? - Best, CC/FR. (sic)"

Rachel wrote: "@chezLysette you are actual trash.. Charlie, you are a King and a true ally!! Love you my bro! X x. (sic)"

Rachel - who recently quit \'Hollyoaks\' after four years - has claimed she experienced racism during her time on the programme.

\'Hollyoaks\' subsequently announced it would be "investigating" the allegations, insisting the soap is "zero tolerance on racism".

A statement read: "\'Hollyoaks\' has zero tolerance on racism. We are taking Rachel Adedeji\'s comments extremely seriously and are investigating."

Lime Pictures, the show\'s production company, also released a statement saying it has "a zero tolerance of racism or any form of discrimination across all of its shows".

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