
To paraphrase Fearne Cotton, she doesn’t give a hoot about what other people wear or how they choose to take care of their bodies.
After fans began commenting on her weight after she posted a photo, the 41-year-old TV host and novelist felt that “something needs to be said.”
Fearne first tweeted a mirror picture to announce her partnership with apparel business Nobody’s Child, in which she wore a black dress that hit at the middle of her thigh and made her seem absolutely stunning.
The former Celebrity Juice star was criticised for being “too slim” by some, which infuriated fans of the show.
Fearne responded to the thread by posting a second photo of herself in a t-shirt and unkempt hairstyle, wearing a bewildered face for the camera.
In the caption, she said, “Sometimes I think, I can’t be a**ed to respond to the insane amounts of noise on here, but when it comes to judging bodies I feel something has to be said.”

She then went on to criticise the double standard that exists between men and women in the workplace, writing, “Online disputes or conversations surrounding what bodies look like (see my last article) are not helpful.” Judging others’ bodies or making allegations contributes to the idea that women must conform to a particular ideal in order to be accepted. Men never get this kind of adoration.
‘No matter what my size, pregnant or otherwise, I have knobbly knees and spindly ankles.’
Fearne said, “I have always carried my weight around my midsection,” alluding to her own background with an eating disorder. Every person is different in this regard. To add to that, I’m not sure why I feel the need to justify myself.
‘Due to having been bulimic in my twenties I am extra sensitive to these sorts of discussions as I have worked hard to heal, recover and get to a place where I love food, eat for energy and pleasure, exercise to give my strength now Im in my forties and feel so grateful for my health.’
She then assured that she is ‘in no way upset or personally offended’ as she has ‘been through a lot worse’, but wants to keep using her voice for good.
‘I will keeping fighting this fight for ALL women for the rest of my life,’ she declared.
‘I am much more than what my body looks like, as are ALL women. Peace and love ❤️’ Fearne concluded:
Radio hostess received a lot of positive feedback from listeners, including one comment from “Hollyoaks” star Sarah Jayne Dunn: ‘Well said and so important 👏’

Natalie Cassidy added: ‘I honestly cannot believe people are STILL commenting on bodies. We are lucky to have them, whatever shape they are. And yours is GORGEOUS. ❤️’
Friend Denise Van Outen wrote sweetly: ‘Love you Cotton 👏❤️😍’
Fearne, presenter of the Happy Place podcast, has been candid about her decade-long battle with bulimia in the past.
After reading news reports about the resurgence of ‘Heroin Chic,’ the beloved celebrity felt compelled to speak out.
‘Sometimes I think tons of differing voices weighing in on a subject is too noisy but having had a lot of body image issues over the years I feel compelled if only to continue some healthy debate,’ she wrote on Instagram.
’I was bulimic for ten years which was partly an issue of self loathing and partly a control mechanism. I still feel a discomfort in mentioning it, only spurred on by the knowledge that so many are dealing with it now and might feel like they’ll never break the cycle.
‘My message being…if I can, you can. It is absolutely possible. Go gentle on yourself and know that you can heal.’
The journalist has also admitted that she first failed to recognise her eating issue as a mental health condition.

Fearne, who was 15 when she began working at GMTV, told Joe Wicks on his podcast in 2020 that she had developed “comparison disease” after being thrown into the spotlight.
‘Looking back, I disregarded bulimia for a long time and didn’t see it as a mental health illness, I just saw it as a weird thing for me to be doing,’ she admitted.
Fearne “didn’t feel mentally strong enough” to handle her demanding profession at the time, but she can now see that her bulimic behaviours were a symptom of that weakness.
She married musician Jesse Wood in 2014 and had her first kid that same year, both of which served as catalysts for her to get assistance for her eating condition and move on with her life.
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