One of Lucy Hale’s comments on her own Instagram post is causing some uproar among her fans who claim they are “really disappointed” in the “Pretty Little Liars” star.
The actress shared a heartfelt Instagram post for Fathers Day, posting a picture of her and her dad with the caption, “You taught me to have soul. I love you daddy.”
According to Fox News, fans became upset when she commented to a friend, “ugh I was so fat.” Comments seem to have since been disabled on the post.
“Extremely disappointing to see someone that I consider a role model refer to themselves as ‘fat’ on a public platform where other girls can also see it,” wrote a fan with the username anastasiafranciotti.
“Probably not a great thing to say that this weight was ‘fat,’ considering how many young girls are going to read that and get upset about their bodies,” paigee_larson commented, while Kasseyh89 added, “Really disappointed that you would use this type of language knowing young girls look up to you. Esp because you were nowhere near overweight you may reinforce harmful thoughts in these impressionable minds.”
Other people pointed out that her comment may “sound offensive” to “people who really are fat and who are big fans of you.”
“Lucy I love you but please, you have never been fat in your entire life, there are people who are really fat and really struggle with their weight and maybe they look up to you so please do not say these things even as a joke,” another user wrote, according to Teen Vogue.
The Hating Game star Lucy Hale is to reunite with director Peter Hutchings in rom-com Which Brings Me To You.
Mister Smith Entertainment will launch sales at Cannes Market next week on the pic, which will see Pretty Little Liars and Roadkill star Hale play Jane, a freelance journalist, who meets a photographer Will and is immediately drawn to him at a mutual friend’s wedding. After the pair sneak off to hook up in the coat room, all signs point to an empty one-night stand. Instead, over the next 24 hours, they share stories of their most embarrassing sexual encounters, first loves, heartbreak and whirlwind romances, discovering each other through heartwarming, hilarious and sometimes tragic tales.