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I’m a plus size Barbie & love showing off my body in skimpy clothes – trolls try to fat-shame me but I love my big body
A WOMAN, 22, who dubbed herself a "plus sized Barbie" defied the trolls by flaunting her size 28 frame.
Caitlan Redding said she's often faced with a barrage of abuse from online bullies who say she shouldn't be able to wear skimpy clothes.
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But despite the cruel fat shaming comments Caitlan, from Essex, refused to cover up and said bullies don’t have the right to dictate what other people wear.
Caitlan’s figure has always created controversy online, but recently her photographs have been shared by brands promoting their plus size outfits and sadly Caitlan has been the target of more abuse than ever before.
The recently engaged recruitment administrator, said: “I’m very proud of who I am and I won’t hide away because people want to fat shame me for my size.
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“When a big brand shares a photo of me wearing their outfits, I am happy and feel confident and I am so proud of that.
“I love to see comments supporting me but too many people still think it’s ok to abuse strangers.
“I have seen not only comments on my profile but TikTok videos made about me, saying I am promoting obesity, brands should not accommodate my size and I deserve to be cheated on.”
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Caitlan admitted the comments used to upset her but now she simply ignores the hate.
She said: “I love my body how it is so I no longer take any notice of people’s views on me.
“I’ve had people make fake accounts just to send me abuse – who has time for that?
“Everyone has an opinion but their opinion doesn’t control the way I live my life.”
Caitlan is engaged to her teenage sweetheart, Sam Woolf, 23.
After meeting when they were 15, the couple hope to marry in 2024.
Caitlan said: “Sam does find the comments harder to deal with than I do.
“He is naturally defensive and protective of me, which is very sweet.
“Yes I was slimmer when we met but Sam loves me for me, regardless of my size.
“We have seen comments saying he is bound to cheat and he wants to reply but I don’t want to waste our energy on that.
“I’m 22, happy in my relationship and I have every right to feel confident in whatever I choose to wear.
“I feel amazing in the lingerie sets and I’m not going to let someone calling me grotesque stop me flaunting my body.
“Whatever I wear, underwear or even jogging bottoms and jumpers, some people will always have something to say.”
“I love my curves – and so does Sam – and that’s all that matters.”
Caitlan has an impressive amount of followers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and has great support for her look and confidence.
She said: “People have wrote more nasty comments than I can remember but there is also an amazing community online of people who are a similar size to me or are slimmer but happy to let everyone have their own style, shape and confidence.
“I would say 70 per cent of the abuse comes from men, but the comments from women hit harder.
“They can be exceptionally cruel. Older women can be awful, I’ve had messages saying ‘I’d be ashamed if you were my daughter’.
“People have accused me of promoting obesity. I’m not doing that.
“Yes, I am confident with my size but I am still conscious of what I eat.
“I try and eat as healthy as I can and exercise and I have joined a gym.
“But whatever size I am or whatever exercise I do, that’s for me, not in response to trolls.
“I’m not promoting being plus size, I’m promoting being confident and happy regardless of the size on the label.
“I won’t be told what I can and can’t wear by a stranger hiding behind a keyboard.”
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