Underworld star Kate Beckinsale has slammed online haters for telling her she’s too ‘thin’ after a heath battle.
When the 50-year-old posted a cheeky clip of herself goofing off in the trailer of her new movie set, she was confronted by some not-so-kind words.
The actress was bombarded with messages when she shared the since-deleted snap of her dancing around in her costume for the 1990s-based film, Stolen Girl.
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Even though she looked happy to be back at work following some personal grievances and weeks at the hospital due to a health scare, it appeared that critics preferred to have focused on her weight than her happiness.
The person wrote: “Sorry to say this Kate, but you do look a bit thin. You always striked a great balance … But when your cheekbones start to show, the balance is lost …”
Beckinsale was in the hospital for six weeks before she posted the video to her Instagram, and wasn’t letting anyone off the hook by criticising her figure.
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She hit back at the comment, writing: “I nursed my [stepdad] to his death early this year. My mum also has stuff going on. I am adjusting to watching two fathers die, one when I was 5, one in January of this year.
“I lost my soulmate cat of almost 19 years, also last year,” she continued.
"I spent six weeks in hospital due to copiously vomiting blood from a [Mallory-Weiss tear] caused by the stress of a whole year ripping a hole between my [esophagus] and stomach.”
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She continued: “That’s what I am prepared to disclose that has contributed to some weight loss. What you think of my appearance and how I should look, independently of any circumstances in my life and my family’s is not important.
“I am trying to survive what feel like unbearable losses, reactivated PTSD from discovering my very young father’s almost dead body as a very young child alone in the night, and working to support the family I have left.”
She then went on to slam women who hate on other women: “The fact you fancy girls who are heavier than I am does not feature in things that are important or relevant,” she wrote.
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“I don’t care what your taste in women is. I care that you think any of us need to be apprised of it … Do better.”
But it’s not the first time she’s been blasted online for her looks, as she was recently trolled for her supposed use of plastic surgery.
She also took to Instagram to kick up a fuss over the accusations, claiming that ‘it’s really such a tiresome and subtly vicious way to bully a person.’
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@katebeckinsaleTopics: Beauty, TV And Film, Celebrity, Instagram
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