The actor got candid about his social media habits while speaking to the Associated Press at the London premiere of his latest movie on March 22
Credit: James Manning/PA Images via Getty
NEED TO KNOW
- Andrew Garfield recently said he’s “just as bad as everyone else” when it comes to doom scrolling
- The actor, 42, also admitted to having several “creeper accounts,” despite having no official social media presence
- Garfield shared the info while speaking to the Associated Press at the London premiere of his latest movie, The Magic Faraway Tree, on March 22
Andrew Garfield says he’s just like everyone else when it comes to doom scrolling — before admitting that he has “creeper accounts” that he uses to peruse social media.
Garfield, 42, got candid about his social media habits while speaking to the Associated Press at the London premiere of his latest movie, The Magic Faraway Tree, on March 22.
“I’m just as bad as everyone else,” he told the outlet.
He added, “Because I’m a human, and they’ve somehow managed to tap into our human addictive responses. So no, I’m not immune to it.”
Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage
Garfield went on to admit that while he doesn’t have an official social media presence, he does have a few secret accounts that he uses to get his scrolling fix.
“I don’t have social media,” he continued. “I have, like, creeper accounts in certain places. And I have to be very, very disciplined with myself."
This isn’t the first time fans have learned details about the star’s secret social media use.
Garfield's We Live in Time costar Florence Pugh accidentally revealed the secret while the pair appeared on a filmed segment for Vanity Fair in which they tested how well they know each other.
Credit: Marleen Moise/Getty
“Well, you don’t have any public social network, but the ones that you do, that I do know of you using, you tweet. Not much, but you do do twits,” Pugh, 30, said when asked if she could name Garfield’s favorite social media platform.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I've never tweeted,” Garfield replied.
“Oh, I’m sorry — but you do look at twits a lot,” she said, prompting Garfield to respond, "You were right the first time — no social network!"
“'Oh, so I shouldn’t have said that,” Pugh said, finally realizing she had let the cat out of the bag.
While speaking to AP at the recent movie premiere, Garfield also shared that he is wildly impressed by anyone who is able to control their social media intake, especially people with children.
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!
“The idea of being able to do that with young kids is such a [nearly] impossible feat. I feel very in awe of people who are able to have any kind of discipline with their kids,” the After the Hunt actor told the outlet.
“And a lot of my friends and my family are able to do it,” Garfield added.
Read the full article here
