Tom Holland, best known for his role as Spider-Man, said hello and goodbye to his 67.7 million followers before making the decision to delete Instagram and walk away. The 26-year-old took to his profile 48 hours ago in a video that was a little over two minutes long to explain he would be leaving Instagram for a while.
The Spider-Man star explained it just wasn’t in his best interest to spend time on the social media platform right now. So, he needed to delete the app from his phone and walk away.
Tom Holland says hello and goodbye
Having a career in acting for nearly half of his life, Tom Holland is no stranger to the backlash and criticism that comes with being an actor. This, however, doesn’t change the fact that like all other celebrities Tom Holland is human and still has feelings. The young actor has reached a point where he’s realized spending time on Instagram and scrolling through things people are saying about him isn’t good for his mental health.
Being the incredible actor and person that he likes to portray himself as, however, Tom Holland also realizes that he has just shy of 70 million followers on Instagram. So, he didn’t just want to ghost his fans without explaining his decision to leave.
the mental health apps @TomHolland1996 talked about in his video – a thread ♡ pic.twitter.com/Z99tdw3TXZ
— emilie ♡ (@tomhollandsdaya) August 14, 2022
A quick scroll through his profile reveals Tom Holland hadn’t posted in a little over a month before announcing his departure. Moreover, the actor only really took to his Instagram once a month for the past several months. So, this isn’t an actor that was wildly engaged with his followers are super active on his profile. His departure announcement, however, sounds like he was someone who spent a lot of time browsing Instagram.
His massive following reacts to his departure
In just 48 hours, Tom Holland’s Instagram followers watched his video over 20 million times. His video also accumulated over 50,000 comments. It was unlikely any of these comments would be read by Tom Holland as he declared he was deleting the app for the sake of his own mental health after he posted this video.
I need people to understand that tom holland did NOT post a 3 minute video on instagram to announce his break from social media due to its role in his mental health, but a 3 minute video highlighting 4 apps that help children who are struggling with their OWN mental health.
— bell⋆ 🪐 (@spiderlingdaya) August 16, 2022
He penned in his caption: “Hello and goodbye… I have been taking a break from social media for my mental health.”
There was nothing but love in the comments for the young actor and his decision to walk away. Most of his followers agreed everyone needs a break from social media every now and then. Others hope he enjoyed his time away and noted they would miss him while he was gone.
