- Kim Kardashian addressed her Met Gala weight loss controversy in a recent interview.
- Many criticised the reality TV star for pushing unrealistic expectations of weight loss.
- The KKW entrepreneur insisted that she “didn’t do anything unhealthy” to lose weight. Don Brooks, Kim’s personal trainer, said she went to the gym and put in the work.
Kim Kardashian finally addresses backlash after her Met Gala weight-loss controversy.
Kim Kardashian responds with a clap of her own. The KKW entrepreneur addressed her weight loss controversy at the Met Gala this year, which prompted many netizens to condemn the reality TV star for pushing unrealistic expectations of weight loss, in a recent interview with The New York Times, via Page Six. Kim wore Marilyn Monroe’s legendary original gown to the event, which required her to shed some pounds.
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Kardashian revealed in the interview, “To me, it was like, ‘OK, Christian Bale can do it for a movie role and that is acceptable.’ Even Renée Zellweger gained weight for a role. It’s all the same to me,” when referring to actor Christian Bale’s rigorous dieting for his 2004 picture The Machinist and subsequent weight gain for his 2013 smash American Hustle. “I wasn’t saying, ‘Hey everyone, why don’t you go lose this weight in a short period of time?’”
However, Kim also insisted that while she did lose weight in order to fit into the dress, she “didn’t do anything unhealthy.” The mother of four further replied, “I just simply couldn’t have gone, which wouldn’t have mattered,” when asked what would have happened if she did not lose the weight. She went on to add, “It was just important to me to reach that goal’
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Meanwhile, Don Brooks, Kim’s personal trainer, revealed that the influencer did not engage in any unhealthy activities. In a discussion with TMZ after the major event in May, he emphasised, “She’s been on a real balanced diet, and at times she wouldn’t eat as much, but the second thing was she went to the gym and put in the work.”
