Kate Lawler has hit back at weight shamers who criticize her for her weight as she insisted she was “happy with the size I am”.
The former Big Brother winner, 44, has been forced to defend herself on numerous occasions against speculation from Instagram trolls that she suffers from an eating disorder.
After posting a series of bikini photos from her holiday last year, the star was cruelly accused of being “anorexic-inducing” and having a “severe calorie deficit”.
But Kate has slammed criticism of her slender figure, pointing out that there will always be people who insult others for their weight, calling them too big or too small, so there was no way to win.
Talking about the It can’t be just me podcast with Anna Richardson, said: People say, “You can’t eat,” but I’m happy with the size I am. I eat.
Kate Lawler has hit back at body shamers who tease her about her weight as she insisted she was “happy with the size I am”.
The former Big Brother winner, 44, has been forced to defend herself on numerous occasions against speculation from Instagram trolls that she suffers from an eating disorder.
After posting a series of bikini photos from her holiday last year (pictured), the star was cruelly accused of being “anorexic-inducing” and being in a “severe calorie deficit”.
‘People will shame you for being overweight or underweight. You don’t have to insult them to troll them.’
In September last year, Kate was questioned about her weight, with Some followers even compare her physique with that of her fellow Big Brother contestant. Nikki Grahamewho died in 2021 at age 38, after a lifelong battle with anorexia.
At the time, she responded and said she believed there was a “double standard” on social media where plus-size women are praised for showing off their curves, but thin ones are trolled.
talking to the sun Of the comparisons to Nikki, he said: ‘I honestly couldn’t believe it. Comparing me to her is outrageous and very insensitive towards Nikki’s family.
Kate continued: ‘If someone is on Instagram showing off their curves and grabbing their love handles, it’s all: “Come on girl, well done!”
They are famous, they are called real women. Well, why can’t a real woman be a healthy size eight? It’s crazy.’
At the time of the trolling, Kate said she was a size eight and was 5ft 6ins tall, weighed 8.4lbs and had a BMI of 19.2.
Your BMI is therefore in the ideal range, as the NHS explains that a healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9.
But Kate has slammed criticism of her slender figure, pointing out that there will always be people who insult others for their weight, calling them too big or too small, so there was no way to win.
In September last year, Kate was trolled for her weight, with some followers even comparing her physique to that of fellow Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame, who died in 2021 aged 38, after a lifelong battle with obesity. anorexia (Nikki pictured in 2010).
Although the star does look thin, she said it is due to a fast metabolism and she does not exercise beyond walking her dogs.
The star revealed that she rarely thinks much about her weight, so she was shocked after seeing the reaction her posts had received and couldn’t believe people were accusing her of causing anorexia.
She said: “Someone asked, ‘What message are you trying to send to young girls?’ That really bothered me.
‘I wasn’t sending a message, I just posted a selfie. And if I wanted to send a message to young girls, it would be to eat a balanced diet, treat yourself well and exercise.’
Kate’s husband Martin Bojtos also defended the star, responding to trolls’ comments.
in one of In his wife’s post, he wrote, “I love that people care about my wife’s weight when I cook for her,” followed by a laughing emoji.
‘Guys, calm down: it’s the camera angle. Hang up the phone and go outside for a while.
Kate confessed that she doesn’t want to respond to trolls and wants to focus on those in her Instagram fan base who are positive and caring.
At the time, she responded and said she believed there was a “double standard” on social media where plus-size women are praised for showing off their curves, but thin ones are trolled.
While the star looks thin, she said it’s due to a fast metabolism and she doesn’t exercise beyond walking her dogs, adding that she rarely thinks much about her weight, which is why she was surprised to see the reaction they had received. their publications.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Kate revealed that she loved having casual sex before she got married and estimated that she had slept with more than 50 people.
The former reality star and her husband, who owns a podcast company, share their three-year-old daughter Noa, but before settling down, Kate said she loved the single life and never felt any pressure to get married or have children.
She said: “I’ve been in love a few times but I loved being single and having casual sex with people, I probably heard a few guys at the time.”
“I don’t know how many people I’ve slept with, but I know it’s more than 50, but my twin sister has only slept with about seven.”
When talking about her marriage, Kate said she was in a “toxic relationship” with someone who wouldn’t let her leave before she met him.
She said: ‘I met my husband when he was almost 30 and I was 33. It’s been 11 years. When I met him he was in a dark place after getting out of a toxic relationship with another person.
‘I had to write a letter to end that toxic relationship because he wouldn’t let me leave.’
He also recalled another ex-couple who discovered she was married while seeing each other.
Elsewhere on the podcast, Kate revealed that she loved having casual sex before she got married and estimated she had slept with more than 50 people (pictured in 2006).
Kate contrasted her casual sex life with that of her twin sister Karen (pictured together)
She said: “I’ve had a colorful love life and one of my boys, when I was about 20, was living a double life, he told me he lived with his mother and took me on holiday and would go to the phone box to call his mother, but he was actually calling his wife, who was actually married.
“When we came back from vacation I accidentally put the wrong luggage tag on each suitcase and his wife saw it and my address and then when I was on Big Brother the wife said ‘that’s her’ and found out who I was and it wasn’t I had no idea.
Kate recently spoke honestly about the difficult times in her marriage to her husband Martin, and admitted that couples therapy has saved their relationship.
Just six months before getting married, Martin asked Kate to go to couples therapy as they struggled to communicate amid her battle with postpartum depression.
“Martin was the one who suggested it, about a year after I had Noa,” Kate told New Magazine. “I wasn’t in the best place and that was having a big impact on our relationship.”
“Plus, we were getting married six months later and Martin just wanted to start our marriage off on the right foot, which was totally fine.”
However, Kate admitted she “panicked” when her partner made the suggestion and confessed: “I thought he wanted to break up with me.” It was the hardest part of our relationship.
“Having a child is the hardest thing you will ever do in your life, but I also think keeping your marriage alive after having a child is a big challenge.”
The star called the therapy “invaluable” and said the couple still have sessions every few months.
The former reality star and her husband, who owns a podcast company, share their three-year-old daughter Noa, but before settling down, Kate said she loved the single life and never felt any pressure to get married or have children.