Speaking on Nihal Arthanayake s BBC Radio 5 Live show, Smith responded: I think initially it took a while to get used to that, that it s not a personal thing about me. Obviously social media can be very loud. When people started directing it at Gray, that was when I was like, ok, we re doing our jobs here, people are calling out this behaviour, this behaviour is unacceptable . And that s why we do it, for people to be able to recognise that there are people like Gray out there, the actor continued. It may be a father, it may be an ex-boyfriend, it may be a brother, it may be a friend. It just gave people that platform to recognise those behaviours.
BAFTA Television Awards 2021: Steve McQueen s acclaimed Windrush series Small Axe and The Crown lead nominations while I May Destroy You also lands nods following awards snub
The Netflix drama landed 10 nominations across the TV and Craft categories, including nods for Josh O Connor, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter
Small Axe landed the most nods with 15, including two for John Boyega and Shaun Parkes in the Leading Actor category
The series, directed by Steve McQueen, was praised by critics for its anthology stories of British black people throughout the 20th Century
The Crown landed four nominations; Drama Series, Leading Actor, Supporting Actor for Tobias Menzies and Supporting Actress for Helen Bonham Carter
There was fury today as Diversity s controversial Britain s Got Talent Black Lives Matter dance routine was today shortlisted for a BAFTA after being nominated by ITV despite being the second most complained-about TV moment for a decade.
Officials were accused of pursuing a woke, political agenda by considering the dance for the Virgin Media s Must-See Moment Award, where it will now go to a public vote alongside five other scenes.
Led by dancer Ashley Banjo, Diversity opened their performance by reciting a viral poem The Great Realisation by the singer Tomfoolery, about the BLM movement and police brutality.
During their performance, the group also narrated the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on his neck in Minneapolis on May 25 for nearly nine minutes.
BAFTA Television Awards 2021: Diversity s controversial BGT Black Lives Matter routine is nominated for an award alongside Bridgerton
Diversity s dance, which sparked 24,500 complaints to Ofcom last year, was on the shortlist for the awards Must-See Moment prize
Bridgerton s Lady Whistledown twist, which revealed Penelope Featherington as the mysterious gossip, also led the list of nominees
Other notable moments singled out include when Luke Skywalker appeared in The Mandalorian s second season
The shocking moment Chantelle was killed by her abusive husband Gray Atkins on EastEnders also got a mention
While Nigella Lawson s amusing pronunciation of microwave as meecro-wah-vey on her BBC2 cooking show Cook, Eat, Repeat was also nominated
EastEnders fans distracted by Shirley Carter s haircut as she finally returns to soap
EastEnders Shirley Carter made a return to Walford this evening, moving back in with Mick and Linda after spending months looking for answers following Tina Carter s disappearance
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EastEnders viewers were thrilled to welcome Shirley Carter back to Walford on Monday evening, having been missing from Albert Square for weeks.