Daisy Ridley reveals exactly why she quit Instagram

LONDON -- Remember when Daisy Ridley deactivated her Instagram account last month?

At the time, there was speculation the Star Warsactress had quit following the negative attention one of her posts about gun violence received.

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Then there were reports that she'd reactivated her account to share the following note, before swiftly deactivating it again.

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But now Ridley's set the record straight.

"I felt a pressure being on it," Sky Newsreported her as saying at the recent Student Academy Awards in LA.

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"I was like, 'I need to post. Oh my God, it's been this many days'," she said. "It's actually been kind of nice not to be on it.

It's sad news for fans of Ridley, who was undeniably pretty awesome on social media -- and from the sounds of it, she's not planning to rejoin anytime soon.

"I'm 24," she continued. "I have a lot of growing up to do. I have to deal with loads of stuff myself personally. For that to be projected with millions of people watching, that is like a bit of an extra pressure.

"I think some people handle it well. Just right now it's not for me, but who knows."

The good news? Ridley is still very much active on Facebook, so all is not lost.