Demi Lovato responds to body-shaming headline: 'I'm more than my weight'
The singer said 'I'm not upset for myself, but for anyone easily influenced by the diet culture'
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Your support makes all the difference.Demi Lovato responded to a body-shaming headline on Instagram by reminding her followers that she is “more than” just her weight.
The star shared the headline, which described her “fuller figure” on her Instagram story, where she wrote: “I am more than my weight”.
In further stories, Lovato continued to discuss the topic of body positivity, and explain why media coverage of body size can be harmful - especially for someone who previously had an eating disorder.
“Unlike the past, I’m not triggered, I’m not upset that someone wrote a headline about my ‘fuller figure.’ I’m angry that people think it’s okay to write headlines about people’s body shapes,” she wrote. “Especially a woman who has been so open about being in recovery from an eating disorder.
“I’m not upset for myself but for anyone easily influenced by the diet culture.”
The singer then addressed her followers directly, writing: “Don’t listen to negative diet culture talk. You are more than a number on a scale.”
Following Lovato’s criticism of the headline, the writer of the article reached out and apologised to the singer on Instagram.
In screenshots shared to Instagram stories, the Inquisitor writer said he takes “full responsibility” for the headline and that he had learned a lesson.
“I’m really sorry, sincerely,” he wrote.
Lovato captioned the apology: “Thank you for understanding where I’m coming from..let’s create change together.”
The Sorry Not Sorry singer concluded her message reminding her fans that “change is made by raising your voice, speaking your truth and spreading love and compassion, not hate”.
“Don’t forget to tell yourself how beautiful and worthy you are of a happy and healthy life,” she wrote.
The singer’s reminder has resonated with her followers, who praised her for standing up for herself and spreading body positivity.
“Love Demi Lovato and her comments about the negative female body image discourse occurring in the media since forever! #loveyourself,” one person wrote.
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