Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has landed herself in a bit of hot water on social media, over comments she made about the plus-size community.
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In the run-up to this year’s series of ‘The X Factor’, Cheryl hit back at critics who had “skinny-shamed” her, after some people noticed she was sporting a thinner frame than usual as she made her way into the auditions.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
At the time, she wrote on Instagram: “I would never dream of calling somebody too fat and that they should maybe cut down on their food intake? What is the difference?
“You have no idea what I’ve been through. Just losing my father in law v recently and everything that comes with that… Have some respect and maybe think there may be reasons why before opening your mouth please.”
She’s now elaborated in the new issue of InStyle magazine, branding the criticism a “crazy double standard”.
"And being overweight is unhealthy - it's actually a bad message to tell someone who is obese that they look 'curvy' or 'great'."
She added: "But you know what? After this length of time, there's nothing I can hear about myself that I haven't already heard."
Unsurprisingly, her comments have sparked quite the debate on Twitter, with many users accusing her of hypocrisy over her remarks:
Ironically, given the accusations of fat-shaming now being thrown in her direction, Cheryl said earlier this month that she thinks body-shaming should be made illegal.
“The body shaming has to stop. It’s bullshit. Something has to be done, changed, even if it’s done in law.”
Read Cheryl’s full interview in the November issue of InStyle, on sale from 1 October.