Kardashian fans slam Kim for saying she would have SKIPPED Met Gala if she ‘couldn’t fit’ in iconic Marilyn Monroe dress
KIM Kardashian has come under fire after saying that she simply would have skipped the Met Gala, if she was unable to lose enough weight to fit into an iconic Marilyn Monroe dress.
The reality star claims to have famously lost 16 pounds to fit into the dress, in which Marilyn serenaded Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
But many fans lashed out at her crash diet, which health experts deemed unsafe, and according to other, may not have even worked anyway.
In an interview with the , the 41-year-old dismissed the dietary criticisms.
"I didn’t do anything unhealthy," she said about her weight-loss routine, which consisted of a diet, a sauna suit and running twice a day.
And if her weight loss journey was not fruitful? No biggie.
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"I just simply couldn’t have gone, which wouldn’t have mattered,” she said. “It was just important to me to reach that goal.”
At the time of the Gala, Kim told she lost the weight in a span of just three weeks.
"It was such a challenge. It was like a [movie] role. I was determined to fit [into] it. I haven't had carbs or sugar in about three weeks.
"We're having pizza and doughnut party back at the hotel [after the Met Gala]."
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But Celebrity nutritionist and weight loss specialist warned against extreme diets that “often results in a subsequent binge."
She told The Sun: “Going from a restrictive low-carb, low-sugar diet to eating highly processed, deep fried and high sugar foods is really not a good idea.
“We also need to remember that the 16lbs will not all be fat loss.
“A proportion is likely to be water loss which accompanies low carb diets.
“As soon as she eats carbohydrates this water loss will be immediately regained.”
“One thing I am never prepared to do it compromise health for the sake of weight loss. Crash dieting can cause menstrual irregularities, compromise immunity, deplete energy levels and affect digestive function.
“Over time, it can lead to loss of bone density, hair loss and muscle loss. There are many ways in which extreme diet regimes can negatively affect both our physical and mental health.”
Kim said she also worried about how Kim’s comments will impact young and vulnerable people.
“Diet and weight loss advice from glamorous celebrities can be very alluring, especially to younger people who look up to the likes of the Kardashians.
“Those with eating disorders or susceptible to disordered eating behaviours also have the potential to being negatively impacted.
“It concerns me when influential individuals promote restrictive and extreme regimes with little consideration of the wider consequences.
“It is possible to lose weight consistently and healthily, but overly restrictive crash dieting is never a good idea.”
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It comes after Riverdale star Lili Reinhart slammed Kim as “toxic” and “stupid” for her comments.
Taking to her Instagram Stories in a fleet of text-based posts, 25-year-old Lili began: "To walk on the red carpet and do an interview where you say how starving you are...because you haven't eaten carbs in the last month...to fit into a f**king dress?"
She continued: "So wrong. So f**ked on so many levels."
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"To openly admit you're starving yourself for the sake of the Met Gala when you know very well that millions of young men and women are looking up to you and listening to your every word.
"Please stop supporting these stupid, harmful celebrities whose entire image revolves around their bodies."
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