FURIOUS Kate Lawler has hit back at cruel skinny-shamers after she was accused of attention seeking following an Instagram post.
The former Big Brother star posed in a beige top and gazed at the camera while showing off a glam make-up look in a snap shared with fans.
The 43-year-old mum-of-one penned: “You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty.”
However, one person replied: “You are beautiful but I do worry about what message it sends to young girls. Kate loves the attention… hence another one of these posts! Each to their own but I’d rather eat crisps and look like me!”
But Kate wasn’t having any of it, as she defiantly responded: “What message do you think I’m trying to make here? As I eat a raspberry croissant for breakfast I’m genuinely curious to hear your reply.”
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Another commented: “I’m not sure anyone is trying to be nasty with the comments. I think everyone agrees. Kate is the most fantastic mother and Noa is an absolute credit. I think the concern is whether fat or thin, or anything in between, when your body shape has changed quite as much as Kate's has, people worry because it’s not normal.
“Kate, I think it’s fair to say, you are probably at your skinniest and people are concerned and are remarking that if you have an illness you cannot see where you are, in terms of size, and that is the problem here…..”
Despite the backlash about the star’s weight, many of her fans were quick to defend her and said it was “no one's business.”
One wrote: "She definitely eats and really well you clearly never watch her stories zip it."
Another posted: "It's rather rude to call anybody thin, she is lean and happy, not 'thin'."
A third said: "Calling another person fat or thin is judgemental and rude."
It's not the first time the star has been skinny-shamed.
Kate's husband Martin "Boj" Bojtos has also been forced to hit back after she was criticised over her weight.
He commented: “I love that people are concerned about my wife's weight when I cook for her," followed by a laughing emoji.
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He added: "Guys, chill - it's the camera angle. Put the phone down and go outside for a bit."
