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FANS and celebrities alike have branded Patsy Palmer an 'icon' for storming out of an interview on Good Morning Britain.
Household names and regular punters alike, rushed to throw their support behind the actress who played Bianca Johnson on EastEnders.
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The 48-year-old star appeared to slam her laptop down during a chat on today's GMB after she took offence to the show describing her as an "addict to wellness guru" at the bottom of the screen.
The drama has escalated over the course of the day with Patsy not only hitting out at GMB again, but also rejecting the apology from hosts Ben Shepherd and Susanna Reid.
"That was obviously a quote from Patsy's book and it certainly wasn't our intention…" they said on GMB.
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The actress hit back on Instagram saying: "I haven't written a book in 20 years so don't believe that either.
"Guess what people! People change and grow and live happy healthy lives, so stop trying to make people small and worthless.
"Finish it now. Thank you for all of your kind words.
"Hopefully you will all start living your best lives from now on not from then now.
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"Move on we are supposed to change! It's a human condition.
"Can't you see how controlled we all are!"
Patsy was indeed inundated with kind words from fan and celeb pals.
"Good for Patsy Palmer not tolerating a caption ‘playing’ on addiction and ditching her GMB interview. The person that came up with that caption should hang their head in shame," wrote TV psychologist Dr Pam Spurr on Twitter.
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Coronation Street's Nicola Thorp wrote: "So much respect for @patsypalmerx. I hope it causes other women to feel empowered to do the same when they are misrepresented in favour of a scandalous headline."
X-Factor winner Sam Bailey added: "@patsypalmerx you are amazing xx well done x"
While actress Amanda Mealing told Patsy, "with you 100 per cent babe".
Earlier this morning the actress simply told hosts Ben and Susanna: "I'm not doing this interview, I don't want to do it.
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"It's not okay to have that at the bottom of the screen, I'm not going to talk to you."
Later she took to social media to tell her fans that she did not want to speak about her "old self" and had planned to chat about her new business venture.
The TV star wrote: "My apologies to anyone that wants to hear good news as I have great faith that considering what is going on in the world right now there are still some people that do.
"I keep seeing people saying 'get over yourself', I have gotten over my old self years ago and no longer wish to discuss it when I only have five minutes' air time."
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The iconic actress explained that she did not want to spend her "precious five minute" interview chatting about her past addiction issues or news like Harry and Meghan.
Patsy was appearing live from her home in Malibu and was cuddling her dog as she appeared via video link.
"So I'm going to switch off, do a real Piers Morgan, and just say that it's not okay to have 'addict to wellness guru' at the bottom of the screen."
GMB viewers rushed to back Patsy with many saying they "has so much respect" for the EastEnders legend.
"Patsy Palmer just told GMB she’s not doing their interview and shut her laptop because they had the headline ‘Addict to Wellness Guru’ YEEESSSS GIRL," wrote one Twitter user.
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Another added: "'I’m just gonna do a Piers and leave' - Patsy Palmer gets so much respect for dipping out of a GMB interview before it had begun because they headlined it 'Addict to Wellness Guru'! Queen S**t right here."
And a third wrote: "Patsy Palmer has just made my morning."
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Later in the programme, Ben and Susanna were still in shock - with Ben repeating: "Our intention was never to upset Patsy Palmer, we were very keen to talk to her."
Susanna then referenced Piers' dramatic exit from the programme last week, adding: "Everyone has a right not to be on this programme if they don't want to be, as we know."
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Her ex co-host had sensationally stormed off air after his co-star Alex Beresford confronted him on comments he'd made about Meghan Markle.
Later that day, ITV announced that Piers would not be returning after he quit the show with immediate effect.
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