Hunter King fights back online bullies after being body shamed!
Y&R alum Hunter King is standing tall and shutting down the haters who just won’t quit with the body-shaming nonsense. Recently, she also opened up about the impact it had on her and what she really felt during those tough times. So if you want to know how Hunter’s handling the negativity, let’s get right into it.
What actually happened to Hunter King’s lips?
Social media can either make you or break you, or sometimes, it does both, especially when you’re a celebrity. Once you become an actor, there will always be negative comments and trolls targeting their body image, which is literally the worst. Hunter King was recently a victim of that.
Hunter King, a multiple Daytime Emmy Awards winner, quickly became a fan favorite since she stepped into the role of Summer Newman on The Young and the Restless back in 2012. Although she bid farewell to Y&R in 2022, Hunter didn’t slow down. She took her talent to the next level, joining The Hallmark Channel to further expand her acting career. She even signed a multi movie deal with the network, and like we’ve seen, she is delivering some awesome movies back to back this Christmas season.
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As she was making big moves in her career, there was a little down time for her. Recently, she sat down for an interview with Soap She Knows where she opened up about an Instagram drama that went down at the beginning of this year.
On April 1, Hunter King posted a picture on her Instagram trying a new makeup look, the white eyeliner hack which was supposed to make her look more awake. But little did she know, she’d end up in a social media storm over her lips. Some commenters had some very negative things to say about her. They made some very awful and hurtful remarks about her lips, saying she got lip fillers.
Some haters were like, “wow!! so young and beautiful but need to ruin your face with all that botox, fillers, plastic surgery,” while another wrote, “who punched you?” One of them even wrote, “You look ridiculous. What’s up with all the junk in your face? You were so beautiful and didn’t need that crap, that’s too bad, now you’ll have to keep it up forever.” It was honestly crazy how people could even write that.
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She told in that interview that it was a “tough one” to handle because people didn’t realize her pouty lips weren’t from botox or surgery, but from munching on some super salty snacks! Yep! Potato chips were the real beauty secret and the culprit.
She revealed that defending herself and her appearance wasn’t exactly a fun ride, but she got major love from her boyfriend, Andy McNeil, and her mom, Jamie King, who swooped in with support in the comments. If you guys remember, Andy came to her defense to keep the haters in their place and commented, “Lol relax internet trolls, I wake up next to her every morning and this is a common thing! She’s gorgeous even when her lips get swollen, and spoiler alert to all the medical experts leaving comments about fillers – the swelling goes down an hour or so after waking up, calm down.”
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The Professional Bridesmaid star didn’t hold back, saying there was “no need” for the whole debate, especially when it comes to appearances. She said, “You don’t know half the story. You don’t know what’s going on in people’s lives. Why tear anybody down? So that one was a bit of a tough one, but you know, just try to tune it out and keep going — focus on other things.”
Hunter wasn’t here for the negativity. She talked about spreading positivity, reminding everyone that we’ve got enough negativity in the world. “I get that people on social media hide behind their keyboard and think, ‘You know, I can say whatever I want.’ I don’t think that that’s the best way to go about things,” she said. “We already have so much negativity in this world. Let’s put some positivity.” Amen to that.
Positivity is what we love and let’s not tear each other down. Have you ever experienced such hate? Let us know in the comments below.