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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kym Marsh, 49, seemingly hits back at resurfaced Hear'Say 'fat-shaming' clip as she flashes her abs in a black sports bra while posing for a sizzling mirror selfie
Kym Marsh has seemingly hit back at a viral 'fat-shaming' clip from her Hear'Say heyday as she flashed her abs in a mirror selfie on Instagram on Tuesday. In the resurfaced 2002 clip, the singer, 49, was seen being ordered to ' lose weight ' by judge Nigel Lythgoe - who earned the nickname 'Nasty Nigel' for his scathing behaviour on pioneering ITV talent show Popstars. Now, taking to social media, Kym showed off her sizzling figure as she posed for a new selfie. The star turned heads as she flaunted her toned physique in a black sports bra and leggings. 'Building a better me,' she penned on top of the snap. It comes after her former bandmate Myleene Klass, 47, took to Instagram to lash out at comments made by judge Nigel on the ITV show. In the resurfaced 2002 clip, the singer, 49, was seen being ordered to ' lose weight ' by judge Nigel Lythgoe - who earned the nickname 'Nasty Nigel' for his scathing behaviour on pioneering ITV talent show Popstars During their time on the show, Nigel criticised Kym's looks and instructed her to 'lose some weight' as he quizzed her over her diet and fitness during the formation of Hear'Say, their band which ran from 2001 to 2002. In the clip, Kym asked, 'Do you think I'm fat?', to which Nigel replied, 'I think you've put weight on over Christmas, are you exercising, is the diet right?' Kym replied: 'I've just started it today', prompting Nigel to add, 'You need to lose some weight you're going on show six weeks from now, six weeks.' Myleene has reshared the video to her Instagram Stories and said being fat-shamed was a 'daily' occurrence, while stylists would remove sizes from clothes to hide 'the shame' of having double-digit sizes. She wrote: 'Yes Daily. Stylist often cut the sizes out of some bands outfits to hide the 'shame' of 'double digits'. 'My Hear'say diaries are FULL of this s***. The boys were also shamed. Remember, TFI Friday had scales on set.' Kym has been open about her struggles with self-image in the past, saying she became bulimic after she started comparing herself to smaller girls while at stage school when she was younger. Nigel previously defended his comments about Kym on the show, saying: '[She's] looking fabulous now, acting brilliantly, and she's made a huge career for herself.' Hear'Say formed on ITV show Popstars in 2001 and found success with their number one hit Pure and Simple. Their first album Popstars, was a huge hit but their success quickly dwindled by the time they released their second album Everybody. They split up in October 2002, less than two years after being put together on Popstars and cited 'abuse from the public' at the time as the primary reason behind the breakup. Speaking last year, about what pressures she felt as a young person in the spotlight, Myleene told Loose Women viewers their management would 'control how much we were eating' as they were scared they would become 'fat'. She said: 'I mean the scrutiny for a start. My daughter is 17 and if I look at one of my band members Suzie she was 18, so that's one year away. 'I think if someone put my daughter through that level of scrutiny or pressure...' Although she admitted that things have got a lot better since then, Myleene went on to add: 'Some of the experiences that we went through we were in no way equipped for it. 'We were just five kids in a room at the end of the day - not unlike these five kids in a room and that's all you have.'
News.com.au
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Katie was fat-shamed by her husband on TV, now she's lost 28kg
A MAFS bride who was fat-shamed by her groom on national television has unveiled her dramatic new look after losing 28 kgs. Katie Johnston, who appeared on the 2025 season of the popular reality dating show, was left heartbroken when her 'husband', Tim Gromie, declared on their wedding day that his preference is 'petite blondes' and said he had 'no spark' or attraction to his new 'wife'. Australia rallied behind Johnston, claiming the 37-year-old 'deserved better' than being horrifically 'body-shamed' by her partner. Now Johnston, an award-winning social enterprise CEO from Queensland, has revealed she's overhauled her lifestyle after a terrifying diagnosis sparked a health journey that has seen her lose nearly 30kgs in 12 weeks. 'For the first time in my self-love journey, I've turned my attention to my physical health – not for approval, but for me,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Today, I am officially healthy. Here's to the next chapter – living life at my highest, happiest, healthiest self.' The reality TV contestant, who previously opened up about gaining weight while living with the trauma of being sexually assaulted at age 20, explained that her decision to change her lifestyle came after undergoing a medical test that uses low-energy X-rays to measure bone mineral density (BMD). After undergoing the routine DEXA scan, it revealed she had dangerously high levels of visceral fat — the kind that wraps around your organs and silently shortens your life expectancy. As a result, she underwent a massive health overhaul, and now says her most recent DEXA scan showed 'I'm free from dangerous visceral fat, strong in both muscle and bone, and thriving instead of just surviving'. Alongside medical support, Johnston – who has gone from a size 18 to a 12 – said she was weight training 3 times a week and walking every day, while also eating 'high protein nutrient-dense meals'. Fans have been quick to praise the TV star for her efforts, with some cheekily noting 'I bet Tim will be kicking himself now'. 'I ALWAYS thought you were a beautiful person inside AND out. But holy sh*t Katie, you are glowing,' one wrote. 'Looking amazing! Keep up the good work,' agreed another. As one noted: 'Incredible Katie! You have worked hard both inside and out. That smile is so deserved.' Others flooded the comments sections of her social media pages to simply write, 'wow'. 'You where a beauty anyway, but well done,' one stated. 'Tim punching the air right now,' mused someone else. 'Oh wow!!!!! Stunning then, stunning now!!!' added another. Johnstone has since responded to her fans, who declared they were 'blown away' by her efforts, and revealed she too is chuffed with how far she has come. 'I've made myself so bloody proud. Not for the way I look (which is [flame emoji] haha) but for how hard I've worked to get back to good health, well actually to good holistic health for the first time,' she wrote.
Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
GMB star Ed Balls slammed after 'fat shaming' Charlotte Hawkins live on air
Good Morning Britain presenter Ed Balls has been slammed after "fat-shaming" Charlotte Hawkins live on air. While presenting the ITV morning programme, Ed Balls referred to his co-star as "podgy" while watching her first appearance on another daytime show. On today's episode, GMB shared a throwback clip of Charlotte making her first This Morning cameo as a model decades prior. "I think you've aged beautifully," he said, adding, "I would say you look younger now than then, back then you looked a bit more podgy." Responding to this, the ITV co-star said: "Podgy? We'll have words after this." Who are Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins from GMB? Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins both present the popular ITV morning programme GMB. The former was once a British politician and served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015. He was the MP for Normanton but later served Morley and Outwood from 2005 until 2015. In 2015, he lost his seat to the Conservative Party's Andrea Jenkyns by a margin of 0.9%. The former MP has since been on a number of shows like BBC One's Celebrity Best Home Cook and Strictly Come Dancing. Recommended Reading: Celebrity Gladiators line-up 'confirmed' – from fitness icon to I'm a Celeb star Emmerdale fan favourite returns as viewers 'convinced' he's part of iconic family 'Felt like enormous ton of bricks': GMB reporter hit by rubber bullet in LA protests Charlotte Hawkins is a British television and radio presenter who started her career as a journalist when she joined ITN in 1999 as a newsreader. She also joined LBC as a reporter before appearing on programmes like Strictly Come Dancing and Good Morning Britain. Beyond these, she had made guest appearances on shows like Richard Osman's House of Games and James Martin's Saturday Morning.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bride puts ‘plus-size' wedding guests at ‘Weight Watchers' table — and claims it was a ‘body positive' thing: ‘Straight-up rude and humiliating'
She threw big shade on her big day. Under the guise of 'body positivity,' a brazen bridezilla sat all of her plus-size guests — including chunky close relatives — at table labeled 'Weight Watchers.' 'My sister sat me at a table specifically reserved for overweight people at her wedding reception,' the bride's older sibling, a 32-year-old woman, virtually known as Basic-Donut2903, ranted on Reddit. After assisting her little sis, 30, in perfecting all of the big day arrangements, the outraged Redditor was stunned to learned that she'd been sequestered to the heavyset seating area of the fat-shaming fête. 'I go to find my table… and I swear to god, the little name card says 'Weight Watchers,' wrote Basic-Donut2903. 'Not like a cute table name or a funny inside joke…just 'Weight Watchers.' I thought maybe I misread it or something, but nope.' 'I look around and realize everyone at the table is plus-size,' she added. 'All of us. Every single person there.' 'I was mortified.' But was the bulge-conscious bride ready to apologize for the offense? Fat chance. 'I pulled my sister aside and asked her what the hell that was about and she literally laughed,' continued the vexed victim, noting that she is the only member of her immediate family who's plump. 'She goes, 'Oh my god, don't be so sensitive, I just thought it'd be more comfortable if people were with others like them. It's a body positive thing.'' It was the bride's way of turning a positive into a negative. However, she's not alone. The once-revered body positivity movement — a social push for the inclusion and acceptance of all weights, shapes and sizes — has recently suffered several black eyes, owing to the meteoric rise of weight loss trends and drugs. Former body positivity front runners, such as Grammy winner, Lizzo, and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, Heather Gay, have admittedly turned to the buzzy anti-obesity jabs, like Ozempic, to shed excess chub. Gay, 51, even called the inclusive campaign a 'big lie,' saying, 'It is better to not be overweight.' And Basic-Donut2903's newly-hitched sister obviously agrees. 'How is putting all the bigger people at one table body positive?,' the wounded innocent questioned in her Reddit post. 'It felt more like, 'Hide the fat guests in the corner so they don't ruin the aesthetic.'' 'So I left,' she said. 'I didn't make a big scene, I just quietly grabbed my gift and dipped…my feelings are legit so hurt right now.' 'Am I overreacting?? Or was that straight-up rude and humiliating?,' the beleaguered bridesmaid asked the cyber community before joking, 'Also, I wore Spanx for 4 hours and I want compensation.' But furious folks online weren't in a laughing mood. 'That was incredibly rude and childish of her and you have every reason to be upset,' insisted an incensed commenter. 'Weddings are supposed to be a time of joining together, not making people feel separated or singled out.' Am I overreacting, or was this super messed up??? byu/Basic-Donut2903 inAmIOverreacting 'As a fellow fat myself, I would be internally screaming and wanting to get myself as far away as possible from my sister and her mean spirited seating arrangement,' an equally peeved person wrote, in part. 'I hope you are able to put your sister in her place on this one because it's really cringy what she did to you and the other plus sized guests.' 'What she did is unforgivable and extremely cruel,' echoed another. 'Your sister is a hurtful, shallow human. What an idiot. I'm furious on your behalf. You (and everyone else at that table!) deserve much better,' said a separate supporter of Basic-Donut2903. 'If/when you get married,' another advocate advised, 'you can have a 'Rude B*tch' table and she can sit at the head of it.'
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Glastonbury 2025: CMAT says she still gets abuse after viral song
Irish singer CMAT says she is still facing abuse after writing a single in response to being fat-shamed over her appearance at a festival last to BBC News at Glastonbury, she said the online comments are so bad that she does not have TikTok on her singer - real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson - spoke following her Friday afternoon set on the Pyramid stage, which lit up the festival with her powerful vocals and stage presence.A huge crowd of fans also joined the dance to the single Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, which pushed back on last year's fat-shaming incident and went viral on TikTok. Before performing the song, CMAT reflected on the abuse she says she received last year.'Lots of people would come and film us on their phone. The comments section was filled with very nasty comments about my physical appearance,' she crowd booed at this, while I heard several people shouting out 'you're stunning' back to wrote new song after being fat-shamed over festival showCMAT attacks 'fat shaming' comments on BBC video Following her set, I met her backstage where I asked her whether online abuse is still something she's facing.'Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. I'm not allowed to really have TikTok on my phone or anything,' she said.'Every day, people will leave terrible terrible comments under my TikToks and posts and stuff.'But they have their full face and full name attached to it. They're just saying terrible things knowing that they're backing it up with their online footprints.'She admitted that to some extent, 'we've all actually done it' because of how 'desensitised' people have become to posting online.'I think a lot of people do it unaware that people are actually reading this stuff,' she said. Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, the second single from upcoming album Euro Country, charts the challenges of being a woman in the public track begins with CMAT singing about trying to wax her legs with sticky tape when she was nine, and how the pressure to be attractive has meant she's "been having a horrible time of late".But the lyrics are contrasted with poppy hooks and the tongue-in-cheek solution of having someone "take a sexy picture".CMAT indicated that she had mixed feelings about the response to the song.'It's just sad that so many people are like, yeah relatable, totally get you, really relate to this song about ageing out of commercial attraction and people being mean to me about my physical appearance,' she said.'It's a double-edged sword, like I don't know if it's good that so many people relate to it but I'm glad that it's there.'She also said she likes the dance routine that was made up to go with it.'I think it's doubling down on the ridiculousness of the situation, and I like that if you are someone who has related to the song in some way, you are able to physically manifest how you relate to it.' CMAT's performance on the Pyramid Stage made fans laugh, dance and cry as she went through a string of her a few hours after, she said she was still 'in shock' at the reaction to her set.'It's taken my entire life [to get to Pyramid Stage],' she said. 'It's constantly grafting.''I also begged Emily Eavis,' she said, naming the festival's ended her set with an incredible moment - she parted the crowd and met fans as everyone belted out the lyrics I just can't do it from the song Stay for only Friday, but I'm already convinced this is one of the moments we'll remember from Glastonbury work so hard to get to the Pyramid Stage but there's also something to be said for how that stage itself can make some artists' careers. It felt like we just saw that happening with CMAT.
