Stephen Fry has deleted his Twitter account after coming in for criticism for a comment he made during last night's Baftas.

The host compared costume designer Jenny Beavan to a bag lady when she picked up her Bafta for Mad Max.

Twitter reacted angrily with Fry later tweeting that it was a joke and himself and Jenny Beavan are close friends.

Susan Keogh has been speaking to Social Media Advisor Darragh Doyle about the comments and whether we're likely to see Fry back on Twitter: