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Thin Shaming: 'The words that we use can be devastating'

Great British Bake-Off presenter Matt Lucas this weekend took to Twitter to outline his experiences of 'thin-shaming.' Is Lucas’ experience a common one? Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Body confidence & wellbeing coach, Sarah Lyons...

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13.03 25 Apr 2022


Thin Shaming: 'The words that we use can be devastating'


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Great British Bake-Off presenter Matt Lucas this weekend took to Twitter to outline his experiences of 'thin-shaming.'

The former Little Britain star says he was recognised by a fan while attending a football match, who told him he looked ‘older’ because he had lost weight.

Is Lucas’ experience a common one? Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Body confidence & wellbeing coach, Sarah Lyons...

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