Absolutely Fabulous actress Joanna Lumley joins 'intriguing world of Twitter'
Actress Joanna Lumley has officially joined Twitter.
The 69-year-old Absolutely Fabulous star introduced herself to the micro blogging site earlier today.
She announced her arrival by tweeting: “Hello to all in this wonderfully intriguing world of Twitter. Jo x.”
The actress and campaigner has already gained more than 3,000 followers.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hello to all in this wonderfully intriguing world of Twitter. Jo x— Joanna Lumley (@JoannaLumley) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JoannaLumley/status/606052101182103552" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-34756-https://twitter.com/JoannaLumley/status/606052101182103552" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 3, 2015</a>
Lumley previously dismissed social media and referred to sites such as Facebook and Twitter as “wretched”.
In 2013, she told OK! magazine: "I don't even use a mobile phone because my life would be intolerable. I would have no life. I can't bear all that.
''It's wretched on those sites. People seem to be pretend friends while they aren't even talking to their real friends.''
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News of Lumley's arrival on Twitter follows that of Caitlyn Jenner who introduced her new account on Monday.
Jenner, 65, posted: “I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.”
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star broke the Twitter record for the highest number of followers after she gained more than a million in four hours.
Guinness World Records confirmed the achievement which was previously held by President Obama who secured one million in five hours.
