TV star Emily Atack has publicly supported a campaign by teenage girls from Oxfordshire to prohibit the use of school uniforms in pornographic material.
The actress, known for playing Charlotte Hinchcliffe in Channel 4's The Inbetweeners, posted a report on social media this week, adding "I'm with you all the way" and a heart emoji to the students' story.
Emily has previously spoken about experiencing misogyny and body shaming, which she says impacted her career and mental health.
She examined the sexualisation of schoolgirls in uniforms in her 2023 documentary Emily Atack: Asking For It?. In that programme she met young people who said wearing their school clothes made them feel targeted, with many receiving unsolicited explicit images and videos from men.
Emily said: "I was left feeling completely angered and outraged and sad.
"These girls were telling me that they feel more vulnerable in their school uniforms because there are men online who can't control the things they say to them.
"It made me sick to my stomach and so angry."
The petition, launched by pupils from The Cooper School in Bicester, argues that adult content featuring school uniform is "a clear example of material that sexualises children and young people".
In April, the government approved new legislation making it a criminal offence to possess or share pornographic content showing adults pretending to be under 16, under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, though the law has not yet taken effect.
