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15 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
AFL WAG Chloe Pink hits back at trolls' disgraceful comments on her appearance just months after they tried to ruin her wedding
AFL WAG Chloe Pink, the wife of North Melbourne star Toby, has fired back at online trolls who left shocking comments about her appearance on social media. In March this year, the 25-year-old received a torrent of cruel abuse that left her in tears after posting photos of her wedding day. In a powerful stand against body-shaming and online harassment, Pink called out the trolls and found support from thousands of people. Last week, Pink was targeted again after she posted a heartwarming clip of her and the Kangaroos defender. 'Soulmated so hard I moved interstate 4 times for him,' she captioned a video showing herself and Toby at different footy events. Most of the comments were respectful, but a few trolls once again posted shocking remarks - and were promptly shot down by Pink and other commenters. One TikTok user commented: 'Respect to him but I don't understand how an AFL player dates someone so out of shape. Surely that would kill him being so different to his partner. Quite sad.' Pink replied: 'Not all peoples body shapes reflect their lifestyles buddy, so keep your thoughts to yourself!' Another user posted: 'AFL players bagging 4's will never make sense to me.' Pink made a separate video to address that individual, telling him to leave her alone, while lip-syncing the popular TikTok sound 'What an odd thing to say'. A huge amount of comments backed Pink to the hilt. 'What a lucky fella he is to have you Chloe. You keep being wonderful beautiful you,' posted one. 'They are just jealous that you got a AFL player and they didn't,' replied another. 'This comment section is just filled with the most insecure muppets to ever exist,' said a third. Pink, who has been in a relationship with her man for more than seven years, has detailed how the abuse she received about her wedding photos impacted her. 'I didn't think they'd be so horrible,' she told News Corp. 'It is easier said than done to ignore them. It is just a natural thing to read something about yourself.' 'People say bad things about footballers, but they talk about how they play, not their appearances. 'We both sat there and cried. He has been really good, really supportive, and he tells me he loves me and that I'm beautiful. 'The comments were so vile and disgusting that they had to be deleted, and eventually, the comments were turned off completely. All because I don't fit the typical "WAG mould". 'Being married to a professional athlete does not give anyone the right to comment on my body or size. 'My weight is influenced by underlying health conditions – though frankly, that's no one's business, and it shouldn't matter either way.' Pink says the behaviour will only really be stamped out if men get involved in standing up to it. 'I was having a conversation with my husband and he said, "It's up to us men to call it out". It's not going to stop,' she told Will & Woody on KIIS FM. 'We need more men, unfortunately, guys. Sorry, I need you to call it out because these women are sticking up for me, but it's not the women who are making the comments. 'It's not going to stop if men aren't calling it out.'
The Sun
30-05-2025
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- The Sun
Trolls said I looked like ‘a fridge' at my wedding & said I was ‘too fat' – they called my sport-star man a ‘pig hunter'
A PLUS-SIZED bride was trolled by strangers for being "too fat" for her AFL star husband - and told she looked like a "fridge" in her white dress. Chloe Pink, 25, and her childhood sweetheart, the North Melbourne defender, Toby Pink, 26, have been in a relationship for seven years and eventually tied the knot in March 2025. 4 4 4 The resource manager with PCOS has always had an "on and off" relationship with her weight, but was "excited" to be a bride when the football star proposed in October 2024. The couple "wanted a secret ceremony" and got married at their local registry office in Melbourne. Chloe, who is a UK size 16, spent AUD $30,000 (£14.2k) on the wedding, including AUD $3,000 (£1.4k) on a custom-made dress and a small reception and evening dinner for the couple's 28 most-beloved guests, costing AUD $300 (£142) per head. The 25-year-old described the day as "magical" and "the first time" she'd felt beautiful. But it wasn't until the newlyweds shared the photos online that a deluge of cruel insults came in, with the majority commenting on her weight, dubbing her "pig" and "a fridge" and that she is "too fat for her athlete husband". Chloe, from Millicent, Australia, said, "Being married to a professional athlete does not give anyone the right to comment on my body or size. 'My weight is influenced by underlying health conditions, though frankly, that's no one's business. "And it shouldn't matter either way. "But the comments were just vile, and for about a week, I was a completely different version of myself. "Thankfully, my husband has been incredibly supportive, and I've come out stronger." Frankie Bridge slammed by fans again for SHEER wedding guest dress that's 'too much' and will 'upstage the bridge' Chloe and Toby grew up as childhood sweethearts and tied the knot in March 2025 following a seven-year relationship. "He'd always tell everyone I was his girlfriend when we were younger," Chloe said. "And eventually, when Toby went away to boarding school, we were calling every day and decided to give it a go. "We've never looked back since, and honestly, when he got down on one knee, I couldn't have been happier." The couple wed at their local marital registry, which was ideal for the 25-year-old who loved to keep things private. "We didn't want anything massive," she added. "The marital register was perfect and small. What is body shaming? BODY shaming is described as "humiliating someone by making inappropriate or derogatory comments about their body size or shape". In addition, "commenting on a person's clothing, body hair, eating habits, make-up skills or attractiveness" could be constituted as body shaming too, PsychCentral explained. While body shaming has become more of an issue in recent years, a study conducted by Glamour magazine in 2000 found that a staggering 97 per cent of women surveyed admitted to having an "I hate my body" moment. And those who shame people about their figures can include doctors and medical professionals too. A 2019 report found that more than 3 in 5 adults encounter "weight bias" from their doctors - particularly those who are obese. And body shaming someone can have massive effects on their mental health, and could potentially lead to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders and self-harm. If you have been body shamed and are struggling to deal with the effects, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 for confidential, emotional support. "But we decided that we couldn't have the big day without a reception or an evening dinner. "So kept telling more people about our wedding each day. "And everyone had the greatest time, it was euphoric." Chloe recalled how she had only given her guests two months' notice before the big day - and in fact messaged her WAG groupchat, including very close friends, that she was getting married as she was walking down the aisle. "The day was a dream come true," she said. "I walked down the aisle in a custom white gown by d'Italia, feeling the most beautiful I had ever felt. "It was a very emotional day, and it felt like I was wrapped in a bubble of love. "I was confident there was nothing that could ruin it." However, a week later, the newlyweds decided to share their photos on Instagram for a local story about their wedding. That's when the cruel insults from trolls came bombarding through, criticising Chloe's physical appearance. "I sat down and read the online comments, and I just burst into tears," she explained. "About 80 per cent of them were negative, and even before I posted them, it never crossed my mind that I looked fat." One vicious troll wrote: "Did he marry a fridge?' 'AFL player by day, pig hunter by night,' another penned. 'Did he marry an NRL prop forward?' a third stranger said. They thought my husband deserved so much better Chloe Pink25 The footy WAG said she spent 'three days' crying after trolls mocked her wedding photos online. "The hate was mainly from older men, which I thought was disgusting," Chloe said. "Everything from my body to how 'plain' my dress was, they hated on. "And they thought my husband deserved so much better." In fear that people would recognise her husband, who had signed with North Melbourne Football Club as a delisted free agent in 2023, later debuting as a defender the year after, she felt "very watched" and "insecure". "For our food shops, I would tell him to avoid getting anything sugary in case people thought it was for me," she added. "Everyone treats WAGS as if they're objects, and that they should be a size six, which I'm not. "I felt like I had to live a certain way and do particular things to avoid the hate, which, now looking back is so wrong. "I never had an issue with the way I look and I am healthy." Thankfully, some of the more disturbing comments have now been taken down online, and Chloe has described that she's been so grateful for the support of her family and her husband, who has made her feel "more confident". She is now determined not to let the body-shaming trolls get to her and says an upside of the abuse is all the women who have reached out to her to affirm that there is nothing wrong with the way she looks. "I've come out stronger than I was before," she said. "Both Toby and I believe it's the job of men to call out this type of behaviour if they see it amongst each other. "My husband loves me and is attracted to me. "No matter what anyone else says, I know our love is real. "And no one should be commenting on my body and saying otherwise."
