Davina McCall has responded to body shamers on Instagram after she was accused of being “too skinny” this week.
The former Big Brother presenter, 56, shared a video response to the comments which she said had left her “furious”.
Davina slammed the “cruel” trolls who she said she hoped would be celebrities simply to “take” the jibes before declaring that she “felt and looked absolutely fucking great.”
Telling fans: ‘I thought I’d do a quick post about the kind of abuse I’m getting, actually, about my weight. “It’s really frustrating.”
“I feel like people post these things and then there are no consequences because they can post whatever they want and be cruel and I have to accept it.” In fact, I sat there fuming, so I thought I’d take it out here.’
Davina McCall, 56, has hit back furiously at cruel body shamers on Instagram after they accused her of being “too skinny” this week.
The former Big Brother presenter shared a video response to the comments which she said had left her “furious”.
She continued: ‘I am a 5ft 6in woman who weighs 61kg. I don’t diet. Army. “I eat relatively healthy and enjoy sharing that journey with people.”
“This year I turn 57 and I’m happy with the way I look and I feel fucking great.” And so I thought I’d post that there.”
“I can’t really do much with my neck and my face unless I fill them with filler. I don’t know what to do with my neck, it’s my neck. And maybe the lighting was bad or something and everyone, but everything What do you have? What I have to do is look at the rest of my posts on my page and check that I’m not sick.”
Before concluding: But this was like horrible. So I’ll leave it there and just say maybe think before you post something. Wouldn’t it be better to say something positive? And if you can’t say something positive, don’t bother.’
She captioned the post: “I’ll probably regret posting this.” I usually never do this. “I’ll probably leave it here for a while and then delete it.”
Fans and famous friends quickly rushed to her defence, with Amanda Holden writing: ‘F*** them darling.’
While Loose Women’s Kaye Adams said: ‘it’s not about you Davina, it’s about them.’ You’re great just the way you are.’
Lauren Laverne agreed: “Pure projection of people who are deeply unhappy with themselves. It’s theirs, not yours, to worry about and hold on to.” Sending lots of love.’
And Angela Scanlan said, ‘I love you.’
Meg Matthews added: “You don’t have to justify your exercise, you eat healthy and you’re where you want to be… and what… you look great.”
Davina slammed “cruel” trolls who she said she expected to be celebrities, simply to “take” the jibes before declaring that she “felt and looked absolutely fucking great.”
She continued: ‘I am a 5ft 6in woman who weighs 61kg. I don’t diet. Army. “I eat relatively healthy and enjoy sharing that journey with people.”
Fans and famous friends quickly rushed to her defence, with Amanda Holden writing: ‘F*** them darling.’
It comes after reports Davina was planning to launch a podcast with Dragon Den star and friend Steven Bartlett.
The Masked Singer judge appeared on the entrepreneur’s famous podcast Diary Of A CEO, where she spoke candidly about her previous addiction, which led to the beginning of a friendship between the pair.
And now it seems like the couple is getting along very well, sources say. Mirror that the TV favorite has signed up to be one of Steven’s “main partners” in his successful podcast network.
It looks like the British CEO, 31, will be backing Davina on her journey to create a new wellness podcast, which will launch on her network.
It comes after reports Davina was planning to launch a podcast with Dragon Den star and friend Steven Bartlett.
It looks like the British CEO (pictured), 31, will be backing Davina on her journey to create a new wellbeing podcast, which will launch on her network.
“Davina is one of Steven’s first major signings for his network and they are working on ideas for the podcast together,” a source told the publication.
The duo seemed to “really get along” after Davina’s appearance on her podcast and have since joined forces and discussed teaming up.
‘Davina’s passion for health and fitness made a wellness podcast an obvious choice. “They are both very excited about the project and can’t wait to get started later this year,” the source added.
The TV star appeared on Steven’s podcast in January 2023, where he discussed a number of intimate topics, including the death of his sister and his addiction at a young age, and even shared his opinion on cancel culture.