Kate Lawler skinny-shamed again as she strips down to a bikini on luxury Antigua trip with ITV

KATE Lawler was skinny-shamed AGAIN today after she stripped down to a bikini on a luxury Antigua trip with ITV.

It comes after trolls accused the mum-of-one of promoting anorexia with recent holiday snaps.

In the picture, radio star Kate, 43, shows off her toned frame in a blue bikini.

She had her trademark blonde hair swept back, and went make up free.

Kate – who is currently filming the latest ITV competition – wrote next to the snap: “Antigua day 2. 😍”

She also talked about what she had been up to, and shared more snaps from the trip.

However, some cruel trolls were quick to say Kate looked “too thin”, with one writing: “That’s Skinny And Dangerous.”

While another wrote: “Jesus eat a burger!! Lol.”

This one said: “She definitely doesn’t look healthy she looks anorexic.”

However, most of her fans rushed to her defence, with one saying: “Women can never win, can we. The worst is these mean comments come from other women as well 🤪”

Another said: “REAL women empower women, we DO NOT belittle, criticise or insult…”

This one commented: “The fact people think they have the right to pass comment on another person’s weight ! The audacity.

“If she’s happy and healthy why should she make herself bigger?”

Meanwhile, Kate recently hit back at trolls who have targeted her over her weight, and said she is perfectly happy with her size 8 figure.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: “Everyone’s got an opinion and when you put yourself out there on Instagram, you’ve got to respect people to comment on your appearance whether you like it or not.

“So, I accept that people are going to comment on my appearance and not everyone is going to be nice.

“I know I don’t have an issue with food, I like to exercise, I like to keep fit.

“If anyone thinks I’m too skinny then that’s their problem.”

She added: “The mum brigade do love to comment especially when it comes to sleep.

“Like at the moment I have my little girl in a cot and they’re like ‘you should put her in a bed’.

“But I actually have a really good community on social media.”

Kate’s holiday snaps divided fans.

Some even likened her physique to that of fellow Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame, who died in 2021 aged 38, after a lifelong battle with the eating disorder.

Kate has since told The Sun: “I honestly couldn’t believe it. To compare me to her is outrageous and so insensitive to Nikki’s family.”

She pointed out the “double standards” of a society in which plus-size women are hailed for flaunting curves, while slender ones are trolled.

Kate said: “If someone is on Instagram showing their curves and grabbing their rolls, it’s all, ‘You go girl, well done you!’

“They’re celebrated, called real women. Well, why can’t a real woman be a healthy size eight? It’s crazy.”

“I’m slim, not skinny, and I’m healthy. My BMI is within the ideal range.

“I’ve varied between 8st 4lb and 8st 8lb since the Nineties.

“I went down to 8st in my twenties when I wasn’t looking after my body, but the only time I was bigger was in Big Brother in 2002.

“I put on a stone because I was sitting around for weeks eating junk and drinking sugary, alcoholic drinks.

“This is just my size. Other than walking the dogs, I don’t exercise. I’ve got a fast metabolism.”

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Joanne Kavanagh

December 16, 2023 8:16 am