Plus-Size ‘Supermodel’ Says She’s Anorexic

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A body positivity activist and plus-size supermodel announced to the world that she is “in recovery” for anorexia.

The details: Tess Holliday, 35, issued a series of tweets over the weekend expressing frustration about comments on her appearance, claiming she had been diagnosed with anorexia.

  • The model, who has been featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan UK, said, “I’m anorexic & in recovery. I’m not ashamed to say it out loud anymore.”
  • The inventor of the “#effyourbeautystandards” hashtag received progressive plaudits for “helping so many people of size learn how to accept themselves.” 
  • But some conservatives expressed skepticism about the benefits of valorizing self-acceptance. 

Tess Holliday, in addition to being a recently-divorced mother of two, is a Black Lives Matter supporter and an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump.

  • “F*ck Trump F*ck the people who voted for him and f*ck the Republicans who didn’t vote for impeachment FOR A SECOND TIME,” she tweeted in January.
By We'll Do It Live