Lizzo threatened to quit her monumental musical career this week, citing online comments critical of her weight.
On Wednesday, the celebrity icon of the pro-fat movement locked her Twitter account and published a series of tweets complaining about online commentators who highlight Lizzo’s brand as the queen of “body positivity.”
“How is Lizzo still THIS fat when she’s constantly moving this much on stage?! I wonder what she must be eating,” wrote author Layah Heilpern.
The remark pointing out that it’s impossible to outrun a bad diet left the 35-year-old stadium singer enraged.
“JUST logged on and the app and this is the type of s**t I see about me on a daily basis It’s really starting to make me hate the world,” Lizzo wrote, according to the Daily Mail. “Then someone in the comments said I eat ‘lots of fast food’ I LITERALLY STOPPED EATING FAST FOOD YEARS AGO… I’m tired of explaining myself all the time and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some bulls**t.”
The pop star’s Twitter account remains locked Friday afternoon, with only her 2.4 million followers able to access tweets.
Despite her rigorous routine as a world-famous performer, Lizzo’s size still calls into question the activist’s eating habits. While exercise is important to regulate metabolic function, weight is dictated by diet more than anything else, wherein hormones and enzymes control whether fat is stored or lost. Lizzo’s Instagram still features the plus-size influencer sipping beer and capitalizing on
