Tess Holliday is clapping back at people who criticize her weight, calling it “ugly” behaviour.
The model specifically hit back at critics who claim to be concerned about her health, posting a TikTok where she highlighted the most common comments.
“It’s always, ‘You’re not taking care of your health. You don’t care about your children.’ ”
“You need to lose weight,” said the model, 39, mimicking a talking mouth with her hand. “‘You would be so beautiful if you lost weight.’ ”
“No,” she said, putting her finger in the camera. “Because you know what? It’s always like that, and never, you’re just an af—ing bitch. Do you ever think about it? And not only are you a bitch, but you’re also ugly.”
Tess Holliday, here in 2023, hit back at online critics of her weight.
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“You’re ugly,” she said, “because that’s ugly behavior. Only ugly people inside and out behave like that. So before you start blabbing, think: ‘Do I want to be ugly today?’ ”
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The mom of Bowie, 8, and Rylee, 18, emphasized that the caption was about ugly behavior that makes people unattractive, writing: “UGLY (and before you come get me this isn’t about ‘beauty’ it’s about being a good person and how if you’re not a good person it literally shows on the outside.”
The body positivity activist tagged her video #meangirls — and it’s not the first time Holliday has slammed her looks.
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In August, she took aim at people who said she was bigger than a size 24, prompting one to reply: “Oh no, I was just exposed.”
“I’m actually a size 69, get into it,” she joked.
However, in April, Holliday said that the constant stream of criticism was taking a toll on her.
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“One thing I’m learning on this extremely phobic app is that as soon as you mess up, you can count on everyone telling you how fat you are and that you should die. it’s great I honestly loved it,” she said in a sarcastic April 15 TikTok video. “Don’t repeat it because mental health is a bit fragile at the moment. But sometimes some of us just do our best. Sometimes we make mistakes and we will never be perfect.”
“Maybe if we mess up or make a mistake and appropriate it…maybe we just wouldn’t be able to say they’re the most disgusting person on the planet and the fattest thing to ever walk the earth,” she continued.
“Some of us just hold on so hard and try and it’s not helpful.”
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