Dua Lipa quit Twitter for the sake of her mental health

She said: "Online criticism can make you feel like you're not good enough, so I was nervous.

"[Twitter] felt like a breeding ground for hate and stopped me being proud of my achievements.

"Instead of feeling something was amazing, it made me feel I wasn't worth it.

"It's a massive shame. But we have to protect our mental health. I wish social media companies could make it a safer space. It's just become unkind."

The 'New Rules' hitmaker thinks her fans should take a step back from social media too.

She said: "Maybe [they should] take a step back from social media themselves. Even when it wasn't at the height of negativity, my advice to fans feeling anxiety was to take a step back. I guess I had to take that on myself a little bit."

Dua experienced a social media backlash earlier this year when the hashtag

#dualipaisoverparty appeared after she was pictured visiting a strip club in January.

But the 'Don't Star Now' singer - who never spoke out after the pictures surfaced - refuses to base her decisions on whether she'll face calls to be "cancelled".

She told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: "I mean, cancel culture is... interesting.

"You know, artists are people, and we learn from mistakes and apologise when it's due. But, also, if I stand by my actions, I just won't comment.

"I never do anything to be mean or degrading. Everything has a good intention, and if things get taken a wrong way, I'll apologise. But I can't live my life being scared in case someone tries to cancel me for something silly."