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I'm not a fan of her short hair. And red hair is so over :drama:

I'm not a fan of her short hair. And red hair is so over :drama:

 

I miss her blonde.

Don't like it. It's over

Happy 32nd birthday to Cheryl! :cheer:

I'm on the fence with Katie on this...

 

Katie Hopkins has hit back at Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's impassioned 'skinny-shaming' rant.

 

The acid-tongued columnist claimed the X Factor judge's recent weight-loss could be down to her wanting to 'outdress Rita Ora' on the panel and 'impress' show boss Simon Cowell, who famously axed her from the US version of the talent contest in 2011.

 

Suggesting Cheryl's striking looks are her 'only asset', Katie, 40, went so far as to claim the 32-year-old pop princess has cashed in on her appearance in the past with 'lucrative contracts for clothing and beauty products'.

 

In response to Cheryl's call for body-shaming to be made 'illegal' earlier this week, Katie vented in her column for The Sun newspaper, hinting the Geordie star has been hypocritical with her comments.

 

She wrote: 'She [Cheryl]would like you to know her weight issues are due to the death of her father-in-law and are not in any way linked to the need to outdress Rita Ora or impress Simon Cowell, who sees her as a disposable item.

 

'However, it is perfectly legal for her looks to be her only asset, to rake in lucrative contracts for clothing and beauty products off the back of them and to be idolised by legions for being pretty.

 

'It's only illegal if you aren't being complimentary. Do you get it, pet?'

 

Katie's comments come after Cheryl launched an impassioned skinny-shaming rant only hours after declaring 'it should be illegal' for people to publicly attack others over their appearance.

 

The singer has embarked on a one-woman mission to put a stop to the body-shaming phenomenon once and for all and her latest move saw her deliver some home truths via her Instagram page.

 

The lengthy outburst - which was posted online on Thursday - saw Cheryl hammer home the message that 'there's so much more to life than having the 'perfect body' via her Instagram page.

 

The message started: 'The other side of body shaming is skinny shaming. I think this happens just as much as shaming someone for being bigger.

 

'How often do you hear someone say, 'give that girl a sandwich', or 'she needs a good feed'?'

 

She continued: 'Everyone says they want the 'perfect body' and have so many body goals, but when a girl is just that bit too skinny, in your eyes, she gets judged.'

 

Cheryl went on to claim it is the media's persistent promotion of unrealistic body ideals that's to blame for the public's judgemental attitude, saying, 'it's OK for your thighs to touch'.

 

In sharing the self-penned note, Cheryl's main aim was to instil body confidence in the youth of today and she hoped to encourage them to look beyond the pressures of achieving the 'perfect body'.

 

She continued: 'There is so, so, so, so much more to life than having the 'perfect body'. Every young person needs to understand that.

 

'Go travelling, learn about different cultures, be happy, fall in love and don't give a f**k about what people think.'

 

Cheryl ended with a defiant line which read: 'If your main goal in life is to be someone's 'body goals', you need to reconsider your attitude.'

 

Alongside the post, the former Girls Aloud singer added: 'I think it's about time people just leave others alone with their unnecessary and unwanted opinions and judgements. #liveyourlife.'

 

Cheryl's rant follows the publication of a new interview in which she admitted she was 'shocked' to learn people had accused her of suffering from an eating disorder after she appeared slimmer as the first round of The X Factor 2015 auditions kicked off earlier in the summer.

 

She told the Evening Standard Magazine: ‘I can take whatever they [the Press] throw at me after 13 years, what worries me is what it’s doing to the younger generation.

 

'And some of the people writing this stuff are women. There is no sisterhood. The body shaming has to stop. It’s bulls**t. Something has to be done, changed, even if it’s done in law.’

 

The singer’s weight has yo-yoed over the years, with the star appearing more athletic when performing on tour but becoming slimmer during times of turmoil.

 

However, she has insisted she's 'very happy and very healthy' and attributed her unintentional recent weight loss to grief after the sudden death of her husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini's father.

 

In the hope of silencing the body shamers, she said: ‘Every woman has a different body type and handles stress and grief differently.

 

‘When I work out, I can look like a tennis player. If I don’t, I look different.’

 

She first sparked concern among her fans when she was pictured looking noticeably thinner in a black crop top and flares at the Manchester X Factor auditions in July.

 

In the weeks that have passed, comments on social media about her appearance have escalated and were a talking point when the ITV talent contest returned to screens for its new series on Saturday.

 

Simon Cowell has previously jumped to the defence of his co-judge, declaring he was not concerned because she was ‘eating like a horse’ and explained her weight loss had been caused by ‘a bug’ and was not intentional.

 

Cheryl, who was made mentor of the Groups earlier in the week, is tied up with filming The X Factor from now until Christmas as well as helping her charity - Newcastle-based Cheryl’s Trust - raise £2 million to build a centre for disadvantaged young people.

 

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Not even gonna waste my time dignifying Katie Hopkins with a response.

On one hand, I see her point, but surely she'd champion Cheryl as the face of fat rights :lol:

Cheryl is right. My whole teenage years I was skinny and got constantly judged by people for being skinny, while it was just in my genes. Nowadays when someone is too skinny they get told they're sick, unhealthy or anorexic. That's not the case. It's sad because it makes a lot of people more insecure with their bodies and it makes them feel shameful.

As Cheryl says it's wrong to call out someone for being fat, but it is the same for skinny people. I don't even understand how anyone can disagree with her on this.

Edited September 4, 20159 yr by Hayzayy

I'm actually on Cheryl's side with this, as someone who's always had a naturally skinny frame and finds it hard to put weight on I've had all sorts of comments too, some of them really do unnerve you and make you feel bad about yourself and it's not nice.

High five !

Stacey Solomon is backing Cheryl : http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news...rnandez-6395871 :cheer:

Cheryl is filing for divorce from JB according to the tabloids, citing "unreasonable behaviour". Apparently she's had enough of his jealousy when she's with other men, or even her dogs :drama: Such a shame as I wanted this to work out for her.

The anticipating comeback of Cheryl Tweedy :yahoo:

I can see her keeping Fernandez-Versini for the time being, she kept Cole after she divorced Ashley, until she got married to JB.

Sad news for her. I'd definitely want to keep that phenomenal surname though! :kink:

Coming for her combining all 4 into one mega last name!

I can see her permanently becoming 'Cheryl'.

Sad for her :cry:

They can cut 5 out of those 18 months off as they had not been together the entire of her season on X Factor.

 

But it is a shame. I just hope she can use her music as a therapeutic experience?