The X Factor 2015: Caroline Flack hits back at body-shaming comments on Twitter
Caroline Flack has hit back at body-shamers following this weekend’s X Factor.
The presenter, who co-hosts the ITV show with Olly Murs, slammed online trolls for making nasty comments about her appearance.
She wrote on Twitter: “It's very easy to take a shot at someone online. The vile comments about my weight and just all round look tonight are quite shocking ....”
The 36-year-old went on to say that she’d never said that she was ‘anything special’ so couldn’t understand the jibes.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">It's very easy to take a shot at someone online. The vile comments about my weight and just all round look tonight are quite shocking .... — caroline flack (@carolineflack1) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/carolineflack1/status/668576006685499392" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3120906-https://twitter.com/carolineflack1/status/668576006685499392" data-vars-event-id="c23">November 22, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">... Have never said I'm the prettiest or thinnest or even anything special... But thank god I'm not horrible... Cool attitudes — caroline flack (@carolineflack1) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/carolineflack1/status/668576366862974976" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3120906-https://twitter.com/carolineflack1/status/668576366862974976" data-vars-event-id="c23">November 22, 2015</a>
“... Have never said I'm the prettiest or thinnest or even anything special... But thank god I'm not horrible... Cool attitudes,” she wrote.
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Flack has spoken out about her body insecurities in the past, admitting that social media comments have an effect on her.
She told Cosmopolitan magazine: “I never weigh myself. I ditched the scales because you become obsessed. It takes over your mind. Sometimes you have to just think "screw it!
“When I went to college, being thin was seen as good so everyone told me I was normal. Then you get older and you start putting on weight and you’re like, "Oh God, I used to be really small." Then you get into the world of media and you just feel the pressure massively.”
She added: “Especially with Twitter. I used to be really comfortable with my body, until I started hearing from people I didn’t even know who have no relevance to me saying, "You’re ugly, you’re fat, you’re old.’”
