Content Warning: This article touches on the topic of mental health which may be triggering for some readers.
It’s becoming more and more apparent that Hollywood’s obsession with unrealistic body standards is becoming worse.
Headlines, fashion trends and viral videos have pointed towards a worrying trend that idolises thinness, wrapping it up in the abhorrent title of “heroin chic.”
For those who thought this was a problem of the 90’s that we have collectively moved past from, think again. More and more celebrities such as the Kardashians are gaining applause for their slender figures.
And Abbie Chatfield has rightfully had enough.
During her recent LiSTNR podcast, It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield, Abbie revealed that she had received a number of people commenting on her weight and weight loss.
“How fatphobic to say that I look better because I’ve lost weight,” she explained to listeners, before revealing that over the last five years she had never “intentionally gained or lost weight.”
Despite the well-intentioned comments from fans asking her not to “lose her Kardashian curves,” Abbie slammed the media’s influence on weight loss and body image trends.
“I’m not ‘quote on quote’ doing a Kardashian and intentionally losing weight because of a trend,” she told her listeners.
In the vulnerable episode, Abbie also spoke about her current and past relationship with food, educating her followers on how damaging even well-intentioned comments can be.
Speaking on her recent weight loss, she explained that she was having a “really hard time eating.”
“I’m having trouble finding time to eat, and then when I find time to eat I’m having a really hard time chewing food and a really hard time swallowing,” she explained, before also attributing her weight loss to stress.
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Abbie joins a growing number of Aussie media personalities speaking out about the damage social media can have on the prevalence of unrealistic body trends.
“I did have definitely disordered eating and I had definite like, fatphobic thoughts that were ingrained in me by society and especially being a young woman in the early 2000’s” she explained.
“I’ve worked so hard to not have those thoughts and I think I’m really proud of myself for genuinely not working out for how I look, not eating for how I look, genuinely enjoying food and genuinely being able to enjoy exercise and be more worried about whether I’m eating enough and what I’m eating and making sure I have the right nutrients.”
“I don’t feel ashamed of how my body is,” she determined, before clarifying to her listeners that she’s “not trying to lose weight.”
“Commentating on people’s weight is f**ked.”
Listen to the It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield podcast on LiSTNR or wherever you get your podcasts.
If you or someone you know has been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, help is always available. Call The Butterfly Foundation’s national helpline on 1800 33 4673 or visit their website.
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