Kate Upton Spilling Out Of Her String Bikini Shamed For 'Round' Tummy
By Evie Scott on October 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT

Kate Upton was mostly praised for her metallic bikini photo in May, one reposted on Instagram as a reminder of the 32-year-old's killer curves. Showing off her jaw-dropping cleavage in a minuscule swimsuit as she posed by the ocean, Kate sent out a sassy smile while nearly busting out her swimsuit, and she likely wouldn't be pleased by some of the comments left. The Sports Illustrated Swim star, who was initially told she was too fat to enter modeling, was told that her stomach was "all round" by a French-speaking user, although fortunately, this comment was isolated.
Kate Upton Stuns In Plunging Metallic Bikini
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Scroll for the photo. Kate made her SI Swim debut in 2011. She's since fronted the magazine countless times, including last year, when she returned for a bombshell cover celebrating the magazine's 60th anniversary.
Dropping another wowing moment for the magazine that made her famous, Kate posed from wet rocks, enjoying a scenic ocean backdrop while rocking a dangerously low-cut bikini in metallic green.
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Flashing her massive cleavage as her teeny top just about contained her, Kate made jaws drop in her revealing two-piece, showcasing her shapely waist and abs while going itty-bitty in matching bottoms. Glowing from a full face of makeup, the wife to former athlete Justin Verlander sported bonzer and highlighter over foundation, adding a girly, rosy pink lip. Kate flashed her pearly whites while lifting her hands to her head, completing her look with hoop earrings, bangles, and her hair tied back.
Bikini Bombshell Has A 'Round' Tummy?
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While many fans sent Kate loving comments and one called the blonde "a beautiful siren," one user shamed her, saying that she always has that "round" belly. Kate has opened up about her early days, where once again, her shape seemed to be an issue.
"She is too obvious. She’s like a page 3 girl. She’s like a footballer’s wife, with the too-blond hair and the kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy,” The Express wrote. Victoria's Secret executive Sophia Neophitou had told The New York Times about her views on Kate. Meanwhile, Kate spoke out in 2012, admitting: "It was hard when I was first in the industry and people were like: 'No, you are fat. But my body is something that you have to work out and eat healthily for."
2024 Swimsuit Body For Magazine Return
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In May of last year, Kate Upton went viral with this Instagram photo, showing off her rock-hard abs and curves for her SI Swim return. Displaying her fierce physique in a red-and-pink bikini, she rocked fun stripes and ruffles, lifting her arms above her head while raking in over 80,000 fan likes. "Hot stuff," one fan replied.