LUCY Mecklenburgh has slammed trolls who’ve called her “fat and huge” online during her pregnancy.
The 28-year-old, who is expecting her first baby with fiance Ryan Thomas, branded the viscous attacks “modern-day bullying” as she called for more to be done to stop them.
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Lucy said: “It’s modern-day bullying and something needs to be done. These comments should be monitored and taken down.
She added to OK! magazine: “You feel more vulnerable when you’re pregnant, so then to read comments like, ‘You’re fat’, ‘You’ve got a fat face’ or ‘You’re huge’ obviously hurts.
“For me, it was more about making the statement that body shaming a pregnant woman, or anyone, is unacceptable.
“If someone wasn’t in the positive mental state that I am now, that could really affect them.”
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Speaking about looking ahead to the birth of her son, Lucy also admitted she has decided not to pressure herself.
She said: “I haven’t read a book, gone to a class or made a birthing plan. I think the way I am, if it didn’t go to plan, I’d be really upset.
“I just think the baby will come out the way he wants to, and hopefully the safest way.”
Lucy is slowing down her work commitments after falling pregnant, with The Sun revealing she’s quit her clothing business after it suffered losses.
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She resigned as director of Lucy’s Boutique in January, two months after it posted debts of almost £270,000.
Lucy set it up in 2012 but has failed to make any cash in the last few years — and there was only £673 in the company’s bank account in October.
The fitness star was promoting her clothing range on Instagram as recently as Christmas, in what appears to have been a last-ditch attempt to improve on the slow sales.
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At first, Lucy had a store in the Essex town of Brentwood.
But it shut down in 2018, meaning customers could only get their hands on her clobber online.
The ex-reality star is engaged to former Coronation Street actor Ryan and they are expecting their first child together.
Lucy now appears to be focusing on her wellness website, called Results With Lucy, instead.
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