Ashley Graham Hits Back at Instagram Trolls Who Shame Her Workout Videos

Ashley Graham doesn’t work out for anyone but herself. The 29-year-old model made that clear on Sunday when she hit back at Instagram trolls who posted nasty comments on a video of her working out.

Yesterday, Graham shared an intense video of her toning her butt at the gym with her personal trainer, Christine Grubbs. And though Graham clearly had a handle on her sweat-inducing workout, some users couldn’t help but chime in with their unasked-for advice on her body and workout regimen.

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The comments ranged from remarks about how Graham will “never be skinny” so she should “stop trying” to accusations that she is trying to distance herself from her curvy model career by slimming down. A few of the remarks included:

“You’ll never be skinny, so stop trying.”

“Don’t workout too hard, you’ll get skinny.”

“You still need your fat to be a model.”

“Why would you want to loose what made you a model.”

Like the body-positive goddess she is, Graham didn’t take the comments lying down. Instead, she hit back by posting another Instagram of her quoting the body-shaming remarks and explaining why she doesn’t work out to lose weight. Graham explained that, for her, exercising is more about staying healthy, fighting jet lag, and showing “big girls” that they “can move like the rest of em”—rather than slimming down.

Along with listing the plethora of reasons someone can exercise other than losing weight, Graham also confirmed that she’s not planning on losing her curves any time soon. “I don’t workout to loose weight or my curves, bc I love the skin I’m in,” she wrote.

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And though it’s perfectly fine for someone wanting to tone up by going to the gym, everyone’s choice and reason to exercise is different. From her statement, it seems like Graham is cool with anyone’s choice. What she’s not cool with are body-shaming trolls.