--- title: Sophie Turner Calls Out Influencers Promoting Diet Products description: Sophie Turner put on her best American accent to make fun of influencers who promote diet products on Instagram. canonical: https://time.com/5697376/sophie-turner-slams-influencers/ author: Rachel E. 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Greenspan Oct 10, 2019 3:56 PM UTC  Sophie Turner attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Sophie Turner attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Dan MacMedan—WireImage by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Oct 10, 2019 3:56 PM UTC [Sophie Turner](https://time.com/5683955/emmys-2019-kit-harington-sophie-turner-hug/) put on her best American accent to make fun of [influencers](https://time.com/5647558/equinox-soulcycle-trump-boycott/) who promote [diet products](https://time.com/5633820/forever-21-diet-bars/) on Instagram. Wearing a scarf, beanie and gloves and using a filter to make her cheeks pink and altered her lips, the [Queen of the North](https://time.com/5587311/daenerys-mad-queen-game-of-thrones/) called out those who are paid to share content about products that might not be so safe. “Today, I just wanted to promote this new powdered stuff that you put in your tea, and basically it makes you sh-t your brains out, and is totally really bad for me to be promoting to young women and young people everywhere,” Turner said in the video. The _Game of Thrones_ star called out influencers on her own Instagram Story earlier this week, so the video is no longer available on her page, but _Paper_ magazine tweeted it on Tuesday. > [](https://twitter.com/papermagazine/status/1181572738223415296) Turner is the latest actor to join a chorus of celebrities to protest diet culture, a cause championed by actor [Jameela Jamil](https://time.com/5508873/avon-dimples-ad/), one of the loudest voices in the fight to end this promotional content on social media. The star of _The Good Place_ called out [Kim Kardashian West](https://time.com/5695322/momolu-stewart-prison-release-kardashian/) last year for promoting [appetite-suppressing Flat Tummy Co. products](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/aug/29/flat-tummy-instagram-women-appetite-suppressant-lollipops). “You terrible and toxic influence on young girls,” Jamil [said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/996603187623641090), sharing Kardashian West’s Flat Tummy Co. lollipop Instagram ad. Jamil [started an online petition](https://www.change.org/p/instagram-facebook-twitter-and-snapchat-stop-celebrities-promoting-toxic-diet-products-on-social-media) to “stop celebrities promoting toxic diet products on social media,” [telling _Elle UK_](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a29099049/instagram-weight-loss-products-jameela-jamil/) that she met with Instagram heads to work together in this initiative. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5697376/sophie-turner-slams-influencers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5697376/sophie-turner-slams-influencers/"},"headline":"Sophie Turner Wears a Beanie to Call Out Influencers on Instagram for Promoting Diet Products","datePublished":"2019-10-10T15:56:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:00:47.173Z","description":"The 'Game of Thrones' star made fun of the promotional content on her own Insta","url":"https://time.com/5697376/sophie-turner-slams-influencers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Social Media","celebrities","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56d591332da62217/698a0420457a5242fbd62e93/sophie-turner-instagram-diet-posts.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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