Celese Barber sends a request to Emily Ratajkowski.
In the new episode of the series He’s not skinny, but he’s not fat either podcast, the 42-year-old Australian comedian says Ratajkowski blocked her “years ago” because the model and actress, 33, was unhappy with Barber’s parodies of her.
The comedian has gained a huge following on social media thanks to her comparison photos and videos comparing herself to other women in the entertainment industry. Ratajkowski was featured many times in the series.
“I didn’t know for a very long time because people send me photos of her. When you’re blocked, you can’t see their stuff,” Barber told host Amanda Hirsch on the Tuesday, Aug. 6, episode. “But it’s also the internet, it’s not hard to find things.”
She continued: “I was posting and then I found out she blocked me and she didn’t like it. So I was like, ‘Oh, that’s boring. Oh, I can’t do it now. Oh, come on, please have sense of humor. Oh, you don’t.'”
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Barber also said she made an Instagram Stories post “a few months ago” tagging Ratajowski’s name and asking her to unblock her. “But it’s not. It’s irritating,” added the comedian.
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Hirsch asked the comedian if she was surprised that Ratajkowski was offended by her content.
Barber replied: “I think when you’re used to living in the world when you walk down the street, the seas part for you because you’re incredibly attractive and you’re in that body and you absolutely own that body and you’re putting it out there and I’m absolutely not surprised that when someone comes and she says, ‘Oh my God, that’s a lot about this,’ I’m not surprised that she says, ‘I don’t want any of that, I’m used to living in this world and I’m not going to let anybody make fun of it.'”
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The comedian told PEOPLE in 2022 that her parodies “came from insecurity.”
“Especially because I’m willingly, blindly comparing myself to the industry,” she said.
Despite all the negative feedback she might receive, Barber said she’s focusing on the positive reactions from fans. “You just fake it until you find it,” she said. “The feedback I get really helps my confidence, for sure. Because I only read the positive comments. All the negative, it’s like it didn’t happen. Just drink your Kool-Aid, Celeste. It’s amazing.”
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