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(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix)Kate Beckinsale strikes back at those who dare to criticize her body.
The actress, 51, took aim at her followers who made unsolicited comments about her appearance via a recent, since-deleted Instagram post.
“Not a criticism, but I think you’ve lost too much weight lately,” one follower commented on Tuesday, December 31.
An unimpressed Beckinsale hit back at the comment, describing the statement as “unnecessary.”
Kate Beckinsale broke her silence about her six-week hospital stay as she slammed a troll who criticized her recent weight loss. “Let’s have a toast for the shower bags. Let’s toast the asses,” Beckinsale, 50, captioned a mirror selfie video via Instagram on Monday, July 8. “Let’s toast the herbs […]
“If it’s not a criticism, it’s a passive aggressive and completely unnecessary opinion from someone I don’t know who knows nothing about my relationships,” she shuddered. “So the next time you feel like commenting on someone’s body, I suggest you keep it to yourself.”
Other comments on the post also generated backlash Canary black star.
“Getting a little fatter [sic] don’t hurt,” another commenter wrote, to which Beckinsale shot back, “Not all of us want breasts like yours.”
Beckinsale didn’t hold back either, as another wrote: “Esta muy delgada. todo bien el casa?” (translated to “She is very thin. Is everything OK at home?”). She replied: “Everything is absolutely fantastic. f— off.”
Yet another person endured Beckinsale’s wrath when they asked, “What happened to K.beckinsale?”
The actress replied: “She’s dead. So send donations and flowers to @refugecharity and I’ll cancel Happy New Year. Happy New Year to everyone but you.”
It’s not the first time Beckinsale has been unimpressed by body magazines commenting on her weight and looks.
Beckinsale came out swinging at a troll in July when they criticized her shape after the actress posted a photo of herself in a bathing suit via Instagram.
“Go do some squats, I think your ass ran away,” the troll wrote.
The Underworld star didn’t hold back in her response to the troll, sharing insight into what had contributed to her rapid weight loss.
“I watched my stepfather die quite shockingly, my mother has stage 4 cancer and I lost a lot of stress and grief pretty quickly,” she wrote.
Taylor Hill/WireImage Kate Beckinsale doesn’t ask for feedback on her swimming style. Beckinsale, 50, took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 17, to show off a statement swimsuit following criticism of her weight loss. The black Mua Mua piece featured a scoop neck, thick straps and glittering silver embroidery that read: “I didn’t ask your […]
She went on to reveal that she spent “six weeks” in hospital after her grief “burned a hole in [her] esophagus”, causing her to “vomit copious amounts of blood”.
“I’m not really worried about what you think of my ass,” she concluded.
Beckinsale’s stepfather, director Roy Battersby, died aged 87 in January 2024 of a brief illness. At the time, she shared an obituary for him via her Instagram story, confirming his death.
“It is with great sadness that the family of film and television director Roy Battersby announce the news of his recent death following a short illness,” the statement read. “He died peacefully on January 10, 2024 in Los Angeles surrounded by family, aged 87. The funeral will be held in London, details to follow.”