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Emily Hartridge hit back at vile trolls in empowering final Instagram post before shock death


Emily Hartridge’s final post was a powerful message about gender stereotypes (Picture: Rex; Emily Hartridge/Instagram)

TV presenter and YouTuber Emily Hartridge’s final Instagram post was an empowering message to her fans about the trolling she had received.

Posted the day she passed away after the electric scooter she was riding on collided with a lorry in London, the 35-year-old hit back at a troll who criticised her for exercising.

Alongside a snap of herself at the gym, she said: ‘”EMILY, ARE YOU A MAN?” Someone messaged me this on Instagram last week and it doesn’t upset me, I just think it’s LAUGHABLE.

‘This is 2019, how are some of us still stuck in the 1800s. I don’t believe there are such things as “Manly” or “feminine”, what a crock of [poo emoji].’

Reminding us all that fencing people into gender roles in an outdated concept, she continued: ‘Those terms were merely created by society years ago and much like sheep, we have all followed these rules for centuries.

‘Men go to work. Women stay home and cook. Men bring in the money. Women look after the children. Men are the bosses. Women are the assistants. Men drink the drinks. Women bring them the drinks.

‘Men play sports. Women watch. Men drive the cars, women sit in the passenger seat. Men have muscles. Women need to stay thin…….BORE OFF MATE.

Emily was always open with her fans about what she was going through (Picture: Emily Hartridge/Instagram)

‘We as women have come so far but there are STILL some men around who just can’t handle what strong ass mother f***ers we have become.’

She explained that the cruel comments only spurred her on to keep doing what made her happy, adding: ‘Just so you know, all those comments do is make us want to look stronger and be stronger.

‘I have never adhered to societal norms and I am certainly not going to start now. Whenever I get comments like this, I just think how sad that you are constantly scrolling on your computer or phone looking for someone to upset whilst we are out in the REAL WORLD living our lives.’

The presenter passed away aged just 35 (Picture: Emily Hartridge/Instagram)

She finished her empowering post with: ‘Now can someone please pass me a dumbbell? And make it a heavy one.’

Emily had always been candid with fans about things going on in her life, including her decision to freeze her eggs in order to one day have a family with her boyfriend, Jacob Hazell.

News of her passing was announced on her Instagram page, in a statement which read: ‘Hi everyone. This is a horrible thing to have to say over Instagram but we know many of you were expecting to see Emily today and this is the only way to contact you all at once.

‘Emily was involved in an accident yesterday and passed away. We all loved her to bits and she will never be forgotten. She has touched so many lives it’s hard to imagine things without her. She was a very special person xxx.’

Our thoughts are with Emily’s friends and family at this time.

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