Is Saoirse Ronan Hollywood's most outspoken star? What actress has said about Trump's 'barbaric' gun laws and abortion - and why she's scared of being shot in a cinema in the US

Saoirse Ronan silenced nan antheral personage guests connected nan Graham Norton Show aft her powerful reminder astir unit against women. 

The Irish actress, 30, group societal media alight aft she interjected Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Eddie Redmayne arsenic they made a joke astir self-defence. 

However this isn't nan first clip nan Outrun prima has spoken her mind aft antecedently weighing successful connected important topics including American politics, reproductive authorities and intersexual harassment. 

With nan US predetermination only a week away, Saoirse branded Donald Trump arsenic 'barbaric' arsenic she explained why she and her friends don't consciousness safe successful America. 

The prima was calved successful New York and lived successful nan Bronx until she was 3 years aged erstwhile nan family moved backmost to Ireland. 

Speaking to nan Variety Awards Circuit podcast at nan weekend, Saoirse said she 'will perfectly beryllium voting for nan correct personification successful this election', arsenic she referred to nan Democratic nominee and existent vice president, Kamala Harris. 

She explained: 'I don't consciousness safe present anymore. I spell into a cinema present erstwhile I'm doing a Q&A to beforehand a movie that I'm successful and I'm not judge if someone's going to propulsion a weapon out.'

The prima continued: 'It's successful your head. That's an atrocious feeling. It's an atrocious emotion for maine to cognize that my champion friends who person conscionable started to person children aren't emotion 100pc safe astir sending their kids to schoolhouse successful lawsuit they get changeable astatine five-years-old.

'There's friends of excavation who are reasoning astir buying bulletproof backpacks for their children to support them safe. That's barbaric and he [Donald Trump] has done this.'

Discussing nan power America has complete nan remainder of nan world, Saoirse revealed nan ripple effect having personification for illustration Trump has connected nan remainder of nan world. 

She said: 'I deliberation what happened nan first clip astir was that it opened nan floodgates for group who person a very unhealthy mentality, an incredibly racist, bigoted position connected group who aren't them.

'The thought of nan "other" became truthful salient and became truthful toxic, and we're moreover seeing it now successful Ireland which I ne'er thought would beryllium nan case. It's had specified a domino effect connected each different spot around.'

She added: 'The US utilized to beryllium progressive successful a batch of ways but to spot that taking specified a backpedalling erstwhile it comes to reproductive authorities of people and minorities virtually emotion they could beryllium attacked astatine immoderate point, they could beryllium killed astatine immoderate point, they are successful superior danger'.

'There's Asian American women that I activity pinch who I'm really adjacent to who consciousness for illustration they can't spell to New York anymore which is simply a spot they utilized to unrecorded in, they utilized to consciousness safe in, because they're conscionable randomly getting attacked successful nan thoroughfare for f***ing TikTok, for content.' 

While overturning of Roe v Wade struck a chord pinch Saoirse, she was also forthright astir her feminist convictions up of Ireland’s abortion referendum successful 2018. 

The character appeared successful a video for a nationalist run to region nan eighth amendment, which outlawed women from seeking an abortion, from nan constitution.

Speaking to Irish writer Sally Rooney in Vogue astir nan clip of nan referendum nan writer asked Saoirse if she ever worried astir facing backlash for speaking her mind connected nan divisive issue.  

'I conscionable felt for illustration that wasn’t important,' explained Saoirse, 'I  cognize group who had to recreation overseas successful bid to get an abortion, and that’s erstwhile I knew I would speak out.'

She added: 'The older I get, nan much successful touch I americium pinch what activists are doing – and nan much I want to thief them.' 

Appearing connected Lorraine she explained: 'I americium afloat successful support of nan Yes ballot a batch of group I cognize are. 

'There's truthful galore group each time that person to recreation overseas to person an abortion and this will conscionable springiness group nan prime and springiness women afloat correct and ownership complete their body. 

'The younker of Ireland are truthful incredible... I do judge we will make nan correct choice.'

Meanwhile backmost successful 2015 she was very vocal of her support successful support of aforesaid activity matrimony successful Ireland. 

Speaking astatine nan Your Yes Matters Get Out The Vote run motorboat erstwhile she was conscionable 21-years-old, Saoirse said it was a chance for her procreation to create a adjacent and adjacent nine and alteration things that were 'backward and dated'. 

She said astatine nan time: 'I’m really excited astir it and honoured my first ballot is going to beryllium a Yes for matrimony equality.

'If it’s a Yes ballot it intends we’re opinionated pinch nan champion of them. We’re forward-thinking, we’re fair, we’re conscionable and we’re equal.'

Referring to having her ain children successful nan early she added: 'If my kid comes to maine and says that he aliases she is gay, I want them to person nan aforesaid authorities arsenic anyone else.'

The prima besides voiced her support successful 2016 for nan forbidden takeover of an quiet building successful Dublin’s metropolis halfway to accommodate nan homeless. 

Saoirse has besides made an effect successful her ain manufacture aft she joined much than 190 female intermezo stars demanding nan eradication of intersexual harassment from crossed each industries. 

Campaigning up of nan 2018 BAFTA movie awards, Saoirse joined stars including Emma Thompson, Emma Watson and Naomie Harris to motion an unfastened missive arsenic portion of nan Time's Up movement, calling for an extremity to harassment, abuse, and impunity successful a world 'ripe for change'.

She besides stood successful solidarity pinch nan activity aft she wore achromatic to nan 2018 Golden Globes to protestation against intersexual harassment to raise consciousness for Time's Up. 

Speaking astir her determination to guidelines pinch nan activity she said: 'It is nan astir important thing, and I’ve ne'er felt truthful encouraged and inspired and supported to usage immoderate sound I person and for each of these people, men and women. 

'To beryllium capable travel together and usage their power and to unfastened up nan speech and raise consciousness and support anyone who's gone through, aliases anyone that has questioned their information aliases their stance erstwhile they’re connected group — I deliberation it’s invaluable and paramount that this happens now.'