United Kingdom, March 17 -- Erin Doherty stepped back from social media because it "terrifies" her.

'The Crown' star, 32, has an Instagram account with more than 100,000 followers but she only uses it to promote her work - and Erin admits she is no longer active on social platforms because she realised it can be "addictive" and "all-consuming".

She told The Independent newspaper: "I took a step back from it [social media] quite early on because I was able, luckily, to recognise how addictive and how all-consuming that world can be. And so, it does terrify me."

She added of her Instagram page: "I've got an 11-year-old brother. He looks at my social media profiles and goes: 'Woah you've got so many followers'.

"I always tell him: 'Those...