Beckinsale’s short-but-sweet PSA to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic quickly racked up almost 200,000 likes.

While most of the comments went something along the lines of “LOL” and “this is so cute”, there were plenty of trolls who used the video as an opportunity to air their unsought opinions on the actor’s personal life.

“You need a man,” reads one such comment. “Bad.”

There were plenty more comments which were basically variations on this same toxic theme. Until one user, seemingly referencing Beckinsale’s past relationships with Pete Davidson and Goody Grace, took things one step further.

“Why do you keep dating guys that could be your children?” they asked.

Beckinsale, however, knew exactly what to say.

“Every relationship I have had has been solely to annoy you,” she remarked drily.

Kate Beckinsale brilliantly responds to age-gap relationship critics