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CMAT shares “deep sadness” over body shaming online

CMAT posted on her Instagram last night that she is “deeply saddened” over body-shaming after...

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16.18 29 May 2026


CMAT shares “deep sadness” over body shaming online


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16.18 29 May 2026


CMAT posted on her Instagram last night that she is “deeply saddened” over body-shaming after her BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance.

The singer says she felt “compelled to wade in and speak” after learning of abuse being directed at photos taken of her on stage.

Other female singers such as Olivia Dean and Zara Larson have recently spoken out about body shaming they have received online.

For more on this, Ciara Doherty is joined by Singer-Songwriter Ruth Anne...


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