Jillian Michaels (right) stopped just short of apologizing for fat-shaming morbidly obese pop singer Lizzo.
Twitter dragged the celebrity fitness trainer after she asked: “Why are we celebrating [Lizzo’s] body?”
“Why does it matter That’s what I’m saying. Like why aren’t we celebrating her music? ‘Cause it isn’t gonna be awesome if she gets diabetes,” she said during an appearance on BuzzFeed’s AM to DM series last week.
She continued: “I’m just being honest. I love her music, my kid loves her music, but there’s never a moment when I’m like, ‘I’m so glad she’s overweight.’ Why do I even care? Why is it my job to care about her weight?”
On Wednesday, the celebrity fitness guru clarified her comments to Daily Pop, saying there are “two separate narratives” happening.
“One, love yourself no matter what 100 percent, always advocated that,” she said. “…everybody should be included, valued, they’re worthy, they’re beautiful. And, only from this place, can you be healthier, physically, emotionally in your relationships, with your work.”
She added: “We cannot deny the inevitable fact that being overweight leads to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and these things kill people.”
Michaels said she understood the matter from both sides because she was once an overweight teenager.
She posted an Instagram photo of her younger self, captioning the image: “Here’s me at 5’0 tall and 175 lbs. If I can do it – anyone can. Share your story…”
