SAG Awards: Kristen Bell begins event with Melania Trump dig

'I never thought I'd grow up to be the First Lady'

Melania Trump found herself as the butt of one of Kristen Bell's jokes during an opening speech at this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Bell dragged the First Lady of the United States by mocking her rather feeble efforts at an anti-cyberbullying initiative as she opened the annual ceremony.

The Frozen star said: "I never thought I'd grow up to be the First Lady, but you know what? I kinda like it. I think my first initiative as First Lady will be cyberbullying."

She added: "Because I have yet to see any progress made on that problem quite yet."

Cyberbullying prevention was made one of Melania Trump's platforms when her husband, US President Donald Trump, first entered office.

She said of the initiative: "It is our responsibility to take the lead in teaching children the values of empathy and communication that are at the core of kindness, mindfulness, integrity, and leadership."

First Lady Trump was roundly mocked for this comment on her campaign in October last year, which came a day after her husband called a Congresswoman "wacky" on Twitter.

Trump is notorious for his volatile behaviour on social media, and has lashed out at many high profile figures including North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Meryl Streep, Barack Obama and Whoopi Goldberg. Favourite insults include "fool", "loser", "over-rated", "sad!" and "terrible".

Continuing her speech at the SAG Awards, Bell turned her attention to sexual assault, and told the Hollywood audience that the film industry was having a "watershed moment".

"Everyone's story deserves to be told, especially now," she said. "We are having a watershed moment and as we march forward with active momentum and open ears, let's make sure that we're leading the charge with empathy and with diligence because fear and anger never win the race."

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