Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell’s whirlwind romance seemed like something out of a fairytale. The couple, who fell in love during the last season of The Bachelor, are now engaged and even have a new goddaughter. And while all is well within the relationship, many fans of the show have begun to criticize Lauren’s appearance.
Instagram haters have taken to commenting on Lauren’s photos, berating her for being too thin and asking invasive questions about the reason for her petite frame.
Matters only got worse when Ben did what any good fiancé would do and tried to defend his partner, posting a picture of her flexing her arms. Unfortunately, his sweet attempt completely backfired and only invited more trolls to comment on Lauren’s small frame.
According to US Weekly, Lauren was quick to comment on her soon-to-be hubby’s post, correctly predicting that the photo would garner even more unwanted comments. “@higgins.ben babe you are literally asking for trolls to comment on my weight. Also not actually flexing duh Get a better pic when I’m straight out of the gym n swoll n stuff,” she said.
Sadly, she was right. The comments critiquing her weight poured in (calling her things like “whore with an eating disorder”) and even prompted Lauren to post a second comment aimed directly at her haters.
“THIS IS THE EXACT SAME WEIGHT I WAS WHEN I STARTED THE BACHELOR THEN I DRANK WINE EVERY DAY WITH @amanda_stantonn AND THEN AFTER THE SHOW I DIDNT DRINK WINE EVERY DAY GET OFF MY SH*T THIS IS HOW GOD MADE ME BYE,” she wrote.
Photos on social media are not an invitation to comment on a woman’s weight—ever. So can we just… not?