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There's a new girl in town calling out the body-shamers, the slut-shamers and the internet trolls.
Sure, she may not've been everyone's cup of tea in the Bachie house, but ever since leaving the show, Abbie Chatfield has been nothing but a powerful voice for women, telling us to own who we are and be who we want to be.
In her most recent Insta post, Abbie exposes the trolls who left comments on un-edited bikini photos of her in the Daily Mail. (Abbie, if you're reading this, you gotta stop reading that sh**. Read us instead?)
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"How the F*** are people supposed to love themselves when people in the public eye of ALL sizes are being ridiculed for having normal bodies?" she asks.
Among the negative comments, "burn that swimsuit immediately! And unless you are a supermodel, don't wear a thong!", "she's fat!" and "geez, leave some pies for the rest of us!"
Abbie explains that while "it sucks to read" these comments, they don't affect her because she is "grateful" for her body. "What really concerns me is that people who aren't as comfortable in themselves as I am will read this and internalise the views of others."
"STOP commenting on women's bodies and debating whether or not we are allowed to wear bikinis," she continues. "It isn't your place. I'm a 24-year-old who is healthy, happy and comfortable."
She encourages everyone to call out people who comment negatively on women's bodies.
"Let me live in my exercises-four-days-a-week-but-also-loves-carbonara rig and leave me in peace," Abbie tells her trolls. "Not for my sake, but for the sake of the mental health of the general public."
This isn't the first time she's called out body-shamers either. Remember this glorious post?
"I am just a normal gal. I have cellulite and stretch marks and miss spots shaving. My body isn't perfect," Abbie writes as she reminds us how photoshopped so many images are these days.
And you know what? It's nice to hear someone in the public eye stand up for the rest of us with carbonara-loving-minimal-exercising rigs. It's empowering to know that Abbie doesn't give a f*** what people say about her and neither should we.
In this world of Insta fame and perfectly Facetuned bodies, Abbie is the friend we need, reminding us to love ourselves, just as we are.
Read Abbie's full post below:
