Frankie Bridge claims she was 'dragged down' by online trolls who fat-shamed her during pregnancy
The singer also met with a troll in an attempt to understand what drives those who do it
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Your support makes all the difference.Frankie Bridge says being ‘fat-shamed’ by trolls on social media while she was pregnant really “dragged [her] down”.
The singer featured in a short film for the BBC Two Victoria Derbyshire programme where she spoke to other victims of online verbal attacks.
The 26-year-old also interviewed someone who confessed to trolling people in an attempt to understand what drives people to it.
Bridge said: “In the past, especially when I was pregnant and I put on a bit of weight, people were very quick to make comments on Twitter, saying that I was fat, or that I'd lost it, whatever 'it' is.
“It just really dragged me down. It was something that I was already really self-conscious about and the minute someone draws attention to that it just drags you down even more."
Bridge also met with a group of schoolgirls to discuss body image, where she admitted to constantly comparing herself to "hot" people online.
“I know, as a girl, I sit there, probably most nights, I'll be like 'Yeah I'm going to bed'... it means I'm going to go to bed and I'm going to look at loads of hot people on Instagram, and go 'Oh she's got really nice legs, or she's got really nice hair'.
"And I find myself the whole time completely comparing myself to all these people. I don't even know them. I know nothing about them, but I obsess over them at night."
Bridge has two children Parker and Carter with her husband, the footballer Wayne Bridge.
As well as raising awareness about body image, Bridge is an ambassador for Mind and has previously spoken about her experience with depression, anxiety and panic attacks.
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