Sue Perkins’ girlfriend hits back at Top Gear trolls with ‘paper kiss’ campaign
Anna Richardson, 44-year old host of Channel 4’s Secret Eaters, has launched a ‘Paper Kiss’ campaign against Twitter trolls who threatened to kill her partner, Sue Perkins, if she accepted the role of Top Gear presenter.
Ugly abuse on the social network forced Perkins off the platform for a while but in an effort to get on the front foot Richardson has asked supporters to ‘draw a kiss on a bit of paper, take a selfie & post’ to tackle bullies.
Explaining her call to action Richardson said: “My partner @sueperkins is off Twitter thanks to abuse over false rumours she's up for #TopGear.
"We're just two girls trying to live life."
My partner @sueperkins is off Twitter thanks to abuse over false rumours that she's up for #TopGear. We're just 2 girls trying to live life.
— Anna Richardson (@AnnaRichardso) April 14, 2015
Perkins quit the micro blogging service on Tuesday after receiving a number of threats, telling her followers: “Guys, post the utterly fabricated story about me & Top Gear, my timeline has been full of blokes wishing me dead...
“This morning, someone suggested they'd like to see me burn to death. All of which goes to say that I am off Twitter for a bit. Love and peace x.”
@AnnaRichardso So unflattering, but a massive kiss to her! pic.twitter.com/4StraPolCY
— Peeteer (@Peeteer) April 14, 2015