Below Deck Down Under‘s Aesha Scott has been called out by fans for sharing an “ugly dialogue” about her body online.
Aesha, who first rose to fame when she joined Below Deck Mediterranean in Season Four, took to Instagram on January 31 to share a series of holiday snaps.
At first glance, the carousel appeared to be full of fun-loving, carefree bikini pics. However, the 31-year-old’s caption told a different story.
“I never would usually post this, and to be honest, I have gone to delete it then redone it so many times already,” she confessed.
“I hate that my thighs look a little bigger here than my usual (Christmas holiday yums and drinks which I don’t regret), but I love the picture.”
Aesha continued: I’m not doing this to get compliments, so don’t feel like you have to comment a bunch of ‘Yaasss, Queens’. I just thought if I’m an advocate for being real and genuine then I shouldn’t be not posting a photo I love because I think some body part isn’t looking ideally how I’d like.”
Fans flock to call out Aesha Scott’s ‘self-loathing’ post
Many of Aesha’s followers made sure she knew she was “stunning”. However, others shared concerns about how her “ugly dialogue” is interpreted.
“Imagine how women with actually big thighs/weight issues feel.. and then here you are with a thigh gap acting like you’re big,” one user wrote.
Another expressed: “With a teen daughter who recently went through treatment and is also old enough to use Instagram, I beg of you not to post statements of self-loathing or body hate.”
A third person penned: “This is the issue… women are made to feel as if this is big?”.
Aesha then said her self-perception is the result of “growing up with skinny models”.
“I preach being against it, but it’s so ingrained in my mind for my own body,” the Below Deck stew concluded.
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