EastEnders’ Melissa Suffield strips off as she hits back at trolls who branded her body ‘disgusting’

EX EastEnders star Melissa Suffield stripped off to her underwear today as she slammed trolls who sent her vile messages about her body.

The blonde actress, 29, shared a powerful video to her instagram account, where she posted some of the cruel comments keyboard warriors have sent to her about her figure.

And then in a bid to prove how little she cares about their opinion, the body positive star then disrobed and showed off her curves in her animal print undies.

Melissa, who played Lucy Beale in the BBC soap from 2004-2010, goes by the instagram handle @the.confidentmama .

And her latest video started with the mum of one, who gave birth to son River in March 2020, stood in a black vest and black jeans.

As the track Gangster's Paradise played in the background, Melissa struck flirty poses and laughed as some of the mean messages trolls have sent her flashed up on screen.

One said: "Your body is disgusting".

A second read: "Put it away".

"Why do you keep saying post baby body" asked a third. "Your kid is two years old."

Other messages said it wasn't "feminist" of her to dance in her underwear, while some said "it's not nice or classy."

The video then saw Melissa, who is no stranger to posting in her underwear, cover the screen with her hand and in the next frame, she was dancing and posing in her lingerie.

Refusing to be shamed, text flashed up on the screen saying: "I don't care what you think of me. And that gives me power."

Melissa accompanied the video with a longer caption next to the post.

She wrote: "I get messages like this constantly. And it will always baffle me, the thought process behind actually taking the time out of your day to type and send something like this to someone you don’t even know. But hey, we don’t have to understand everyone 🥴

"You aren’t always going to be everyone’s cup of tea. People will do things differently than you, and that’s ok. Their version of parenting, body confidence, or which way round the toilet paper goes are not always going to be the same as yours but don’t let it spoil your day.

"We’re all entitled to an opinion- but don’t mistake that for openly airing them without consequence. It’s great that we all have a platform now, but scuttle off back to the vitriolic comment section you came from if you feel the need to say your piece."

She concluded by urging her followers never to give in to what trolls think.

Melissa stressed: "Don’t change yourself based on the opinion of anyone, especially someone who doesn’t matter. Don’t go seeking out criticism, and block and delete if it comes your way.

"And whatever you do, don’t let ANYONE make you feel small. You have all the power, don’t let anyone else have any of it for even a second.
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She signed off with a sassy: "You’re a bad bitch. Keep shining ✨"

Melissa's followers couldn't get enough of the empowering message.

One fan commented: "All of this! You are just sublime! Keep doing what you are doing!"

Another added: "You look amazing! I love your posts!"

And a third weighed in: "We LOVE you Mellisa! Keep being unapologetically yourself!"

Melissa, who is married to cruise director Robert Brendan, has previously shared her philosophy on her body with The Sun.

She said: "If liking me or not liking me depends on a judgement someone has made about my body, then that person is a p***k and doesn’t deserve a place in my life."