Emily Atack

After receiving thousands of aggressive and explicit messages, the actor tackles digital sexual harassment – and its impact on girls as young as 12.

Although Atack mentions she has spoken at a briefing of MPs, it is not clear in the rest of the documentary what parliament plans to do about “cyberflashing”. I’m not blaming Atack for it, of course; she is as much a victim of the culture as any of us. It is not funny to receive violent fantasies and sexual images when she is at home alone and has to check the locks on her door. As a public figure, Atack might get more than most, but the documentary also includes women who don’t have a public profile and the impact it has on them. The point is, women get these kinds of messages regardless of what they wear or how they behave because it’s about shaming and intimidating them. News of the programme makes the front page of the Sun (“TV Emily sex pest hell”), which prompts one of her harassers to get in touch.

Fans have reacted to a tell all documentary where actress and comedian, Emily Atack, opens up about sexual harassment online. In the Asking For It?

And @NevCannon adds: "#EmilyAtack #AskingForIt thank you for bringing the extent of this horrific trend to our intention. Emily bravely delves into her own story, revealing things that have happened to her as a result of attracting unwanted sexual attention from a young age. Fans have reacted to a tell all documentary where actress and comedian, Emily Atack, opens up about sexual harassment online.

NINA Warhurst hits back troll and defended Emily Atack after she was candid about theonline sexual harassment she receives from men on a daily b.

Absolute lowlife!" She's ready to say no - harassment is harassment and it's unlawful." Too open about her sex life?

The actress explores the alarming rise in online sexual harassment for new BBC2 documentary Emily Atack: Asking For It.

'I speak about my sex life in my shows, I'm very sexually liberated but this sort of behaviour I've learnt into, because from a young age it's been projected onto me. It was fascinating to see how huge this problem is.' It's a coping mechanism. We don't want to give off a vibe we're flaunting our bodies. Oh and Emily Atack too! For women and girls, our safety shouldn't be up for debate. 'You can be a sex worker or a nun and it happens. For a good cause: Atack is campaigning for tougher laws concerning harassment as a result of the impact it has on her and her family's mental health Atack previously explained her motivation for campaigning for tougher laws concerning harassment and the impact it has on her and her family's mental health. I've learned this isn't about you, it's about them and their quest for power. 'Then, well, sometimes he asks if I'll get involved with him and his wife. [The actress is campaigning for tougher laws concerning harassment following the impact it has had on her mental health](/tvshowbiz/article-11691837/Emily-Atack-shows-sense-style-patterned-dress-details-online-sexual-harassment.html) [Emily Atack](/tvshowbiz/emily-atack/index.html) broke down on Tuesday while admitting she feels sexually assaulted '100 times a day' as a consequence of the crude messages she receives on social media.

Emily Atack detailed the horrifying sexually explicit messages she regularly receives, during an emotional appearance on This Morning.

“Then he sometimes asks if I'll get involved with him and his wife. The star then welled up in the studio as she continued: “He calls himself daddy Dave to me and constantly says the words daddy, daddy, which is a really psychologically horrible thing.” Emily was still tearful as she wiped tears from her eyes and said: “I’m terrified of exposing someone and then I ruin their life.” Holly reached a hand out to hold Emily as she was overcome with emotion at the ordeal, while co-host Phil stood up to reach for the box of tissues in the studio. Emily explained: “He says he tucks his children into bed and then he comes online to abuse me. Phillip said: “He says that he’s sending you the hideous stuff he sends you while his wife and children are asleep.”

Emily Atack broke down in tears as she laid bare her feelings about receiving hundreds of unsolicited messages and pictures from men online.

For women and girls, our safety shouldn't be up for debate. Tough: The TV star, 33, was speaking in her documentary Emily Atack: Asking For It? The TV star, 33, was speaking in her documentary Emily Atack: Asking For It? 'Then, well, sometimes he asks if I'll get involved with him and his wife. 'You can be a sex worker or a nun and it happens. I've learned this isn't about you, it's about them and their quest for power. Kate said: 'I am just so sorry that you feel all your life that everything has been your fault, its not. You must never blame yourself.' Earlier in the programme, Emily had a discussion with her mother Kate Robbins (pictured in the show) after she read the messages she receives and got upset If you are, there's obviously some pain going on. Hugging it out: Emily wiped away tears as she told her mum Kate Robbins she finds it 'difficult' to talk about because of how it affects her and the people around her She shared that she was scared of men and she adopted the behaviour as a coping mechanism, opening herself up to men and boys from an early age after having her first sexual experience with an 18-year-old when she was 12.

The former Inbetweeners actress 'bravely tackled the issue head on' in Emily Atack: Asking For It? critics said.

You wanted to shout at the TV: ‘No!’” “The programme’s title was provocative… “Atack is a warm and engaging presenter who can laugh at the hideous photos and messages when she is with friends, such as the writers on her ITV2 comedy show, but she admits to using humour as a coping mechanism.”

Emily Atack: Asking For It? saw the actress and comedian discuss her own experiences of sexual harassment and explore how the issue can be addressed.

During the programme, Atack opens up her life and shares some of the social media messages she has received – which the actress says have included rape threats – to explore why she and others are harassed online. The former Inbetweeners actress was described as a “warm and engaging” presenter despite the serious content of the programme, titled Emily Atack: Asking For It? “Atack bravely tackles this issue head on,” Brown wrote, giving the programme four out of five stars.

The former Inbetweeners actress 'bravely tackled the issue head on' in Emily Atack: Asking For It? critics said.

You wanted to shout at the TV: ‘No!’” “The programme’s title was provocative… “Atack is a warm and engaging presenter who can laugh at the hideous photos and messages when she is with friends, such as the writers on her ITV2 comedy show, but she admits to using humour as a coping mechanism.”

Emily Atack has been praised for doing a "very brave job" and asking important questions in her "provocative" new BBC documentary.

"She calmly messaged them, asking them to explain their behaviour. You wanted to shout at the TV: 'No!’" "The programme's title was provocative…

Former 'Inbetweeners' star praised as 'brave' and 'engaging' in programme that sets out to explore how misogynist abuse has been normalised.

The popular All On the Board Twitter account tweeted: “We support all those who have received and continue to receive unsolicited explicit photos and are victims of sexual harassment and online abuse. “It shouldn’t be on victims to choose between blocking or ignoring sex pests. You wanted to shout at the TV: 'No!”' “Emily Atack is so brave. I don’t know one woman who hasn’t been sexually harassed in some way, on or offline, and, despite the psychological damage it causes, such vile behaviour is totally normalised,” one viewer said. “The programme's title was provocative...

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Emily Atack (pictured hugging her mother) reveals the scale of the problem behind men sending vile photographs in her new documentary ...

It's the responsibility of pervy men to change their behaviour, she believes. I'm sure that will happen, the same week that social media companies start volunteering to pay all their taxes. But she ignored the complicity of the online giants, who appear to regard themselves as above the law. At a London school, she met a group of 16-year-old girls who had all, without exception, received obscene photos from strangers. She claims that it might antagonise them, driving them to stalk her in person, or even break into her home and murder her. And, if they still fail to halt the tide of filth, imprisonment, too.