Comic Janey Godley has hit out at vile trolls who have attacked her as she enters palliative care three years on from her ovarian cancer diagnosis. The Scottish comedian also hit back at Father Ted creator Graham Linehan , who had also been critical of Janey over her support of the LGBTQ+ community. After days of receiving vile messages from transphobic critics on social media as she receives end-of-life care, Janey also posted on X, formerly known as Twitter , that she will always supports the trans community.
On Saturday, the 63-year-old wrote in response to a troll who had hit out her: "It doesn’t matter how many transphobes attack me in the last stages of my life, I won’t become them. I won’t think how they think - it’s a waste of their time banging on at me - I’m not going to be one of them." Janey then doubled down on this by adding: "I’m so happy I support trans people.
" This followed a fiery response to Graham Lineham, who had posted a message about Janey receiving end of life care, which had also seen many others share their thoughts. One posted: "Transphobes are praising Graham Linehan for this first tweet about Janey Godley, whereas a few months ago, when he knew she had terminal cancer, he was encouraging his followers to call her a "thick racist." And the last two tweets prove he was revelling in doing that for years.
" The Father Ted creator had posted previously: "I understand Janey Godley is in palliative care. I'm obviously not a fan of her stance .