Cecilia Bolocco has been much criticised kilos to do controversial comments about people who use plus size and have received a wave of criticism on their social networks.
The scandal erupted last week when the former Miss Universe released a series of sayings in a live broadcast instagram which didn’t go over well with his millions of followers.
It all started in the middle of a broadcast in which the ex-wife of Carlos Menem and mother of his youngest son, Maximumadvised a potential customer of her womenswear brand that “eat less if you needed a bigger size”.
“Today’s lingerie collection isn’t beautiful, it’s spectacular… They sent me this in M but it goes up to XL“Cecilia assured as she tried on a shirt from her collection to promote it on the aforementioned channel.
And immediately after, after a follower’s question, he launched: “If you think you need more size, I think what you need is to eat less. Now? I’m telling you with all my love.”
“Do intermittent fasting, something, because it’s so big, no… Entradita en carne is delicious, many men like it too”, said the former model turned businesswoman.
And he closed: “Isn’t it true my loves, my precious men who are there? Tell the girls many of you like women made of flesh so confess but XXL, so, so, so big suddenly unhealthy. So that’s not good, okay? That’s why I’m telling them and why they’ll have more success with the boys.”
As expected, dozens of comments targeting Bolocco began to appear on social media almost immediately.
“It can’t be that with the reach and influence he has, he’s unaware of the harm he does to his viewers by doing it health and fatphobic comments. Mrs. Cecilia, understand that neither weight nor body indicate health,” one netizen replied.
“I love you, Ceci, but if you only knew all the women that we know and that we had in our school who they cannot lose weight due to emotional problems, violence, thyroid and other diseasesthat don’t actually come from overeating,” added another person.
Meanwhile, a third commented: “We don’t know the battles that each person experiences in their lives and We can’t base happiness on how it’s just a bodythere is a world in each of them that we have no idea and that we must help and accompany so that it shines on their skin”.
In the light of so many messages, the ex-wife of the late former President of the Nation He came out to clarify his words and apologised with those he may have offended.
During an interview broadcast on Chilevisión’s evening news, Cecilia expressed regret at how her comments were interpreted. “I believe beauty comes from the soul and has nothing to do with your body”he began by saying.
And followed: “And if anyone misunderstood and if anyone took offense at what I said, I truly apologize, and from the bottom of my heart, because that wasn’t my intention.”
Bolocco reiterated that it was not his intention to make third parties feel bad, assuring him always tried to convey positive feedback on their social networks.
And he concluded: “It would never be my intention to hurt, insult or hurt anyone. Never, ever. I only try to open my mouth to say positive things.”
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Source: Clarin
