Jamil explained that she never expected to be liked because she felt so disliked by other children as a kid: “I was a fucking little weirdo. And that doesn’t mean I deserved to be bullied… I’m still a little weirdo, and I have great, amazing, wonderful friends… who accept me and all of my weirdness.

“But I think growing up without thinking that you’re ever going to be accepted means that you never crave it when you’re older. I don’t crave it at all. I don’t look at fame as a popularity contest. I don’t look at activism as a popularity contest.”

You can listen to the full interview on the Thanks A Million podcast with Angela Scanlon.

Jameela Jamil recalls the big lessons she learned from her “difficult childhood”