Daisy Ridley Tells Insta-Haters She "Will Not Apologise" For Her Looks

On the same day reports emerged Daisy Ridley was being considered for the part of Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider movie, the Star Wars starlet has had to battle body-shaming on Instagram.

Ridley has posted a short essay (Kim Kardashian style) in response to a meme that was doing the rounds on Instagram, denigrating Ridley for setting “unrealistic expectations… for young girls”.

The Instagram user, having been buried in an avalanche of anger, removed their post, but BBC News shared the snap (along with Ridley’s original, since-deleted response).

In her follow-up, Ridley called for people to “refrain” from sending hate towards the “poor person” who posted the inciting pic. She also said that, “just like Rey”, she’s a “normal girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances”.

“I will not apologise for how I look, what I say and how I live my life cause what’s happening inside is much more important anyway,” she continued.

Guys it was not my intention for anyone to send messages to that poor person that posted the original picture. My whole post is about being kind to each other, so please refrain!

A photo posted by @daisyridley on Mar 9, 2016 at 1:13pm PST

According to Deadline, the 23-year-old Ridley is just one of several actresses being considered to take over for Angelina Jolie in a reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, though it’s unlikely any of those other actresses can boast of having the Star Wars franchise under their belt.

Whether Disney will ever give her some spare time to do anything other than beat up Kylo Ren is another question.

Photo: Disney.