Country songstress, Jessie James Decker, is getting real with fans about how online bullying is affecting her mental health!
The singer and football wife took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, July 13, to send a teary-eyed message to fans.
She started out her story on a happy, positive note explaining that she’s so happy to see people taking her song “Blue Jeans” and creating TikTok dances to it.
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However, things took a sad turn when she came across a Reddit thread basically blasting her for gaining weight and criticizing her body.
Jessie said, “So, I’ve always been pretty confident in myself and I’m not perfect. I’ve always fluctuated with my weight up and down, but I have to admit I’ve recently been sent apparently a Reddit page that rips me apart on a daily basis and they’re talking about how, apparently fat I’ve gotten, and how boxy and how terrible my body looks.”
First off, who in the H-E-double hockey sticks is saying this -ish?!? I see nothing wrong with her body!
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She goes on to say that fans on the Reddit page are accusing her of using filters and photoshop to make her appear slimmer in photos.
“It’s pretty awful and I just cannot believe this is still happening in the world, that people are still doing this,” a frustrated and baffled Jessie said.
She continued, “Yes, I have gained weight, 100%. I used to obsess over it try to stay a certain weight, over the past year I’ve decided to let myself live. I work out and eat what I want, and I am 100% ten pounds heavier than what I used to be, truthfully. I used to weigh like 115 and I’m not anymore. I eat what I want and I’m happy with that.”
Can we get a collective round of applause for Mrs. Decker!
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While Jessie remained strong in her stance about body positivity, she did breakdown in tears while explaining how hurtful it is to be ripped apart the way she has been.
“But, when you are writing blogs and stories and bullying me about how much weight I’ve gained and how fat my thighs are, I do take that offensively because what is the message that you are sharing? What is the messaging? It is so disgusting to me the things I just found,” she said through tears. “It does make you stop and look in the mirror and go, ‘is there something wrong with me? Am I gaining weight, is there something wrong me,’ and it is hurtful and I am a strong and confident person and I always have been, but it does hurt my heart a little that people are ripping every little thing about me a part.”
“It Hurts My Heart”
Jessie then moved her PSA into the bathroom after revealing she is on a mother-daughter trip and she didn’t want her baby girl to see her crying.
“It’s mean, it’s bullying and I hope my daughter doesn’t grow up in a world like this, because it’s wrong,” the mother of three said.
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She ended her story with this blatant message, “If you don’t like me, then leave me alone!”
