Married At First Sight star Mishel Karen has apologised for naming and shaming a cruel troll on Instagram this week, who had ‘fat shamed’ her for showing off her figure.
The 49-year-old told her followers that she shouldn’t have disclosed the individual’s name and said she was ‘sorry her post did not show kindness and compassion.’
‘I have a very close and beautiful best friend that knows me more than I know myself. My friend, she is disgusted with people who write about me, but she pointed out that I was not being kind by disclosing the bully’s name,’ Mishel wrote on Instagram on Friday.
Apology: Married At First Sight’s Mishel Karen (pictured) apologised on Friday for naming and shaming a cruel troll online earlier this week – but said that ‘messages from bullies are not acceptable’
‘The real fact is that this bully is not the only one, just one of thousands! There is not one day that goes by that I do not receive HATE, rude and disgusting messages,’ she continued.
Mishel went on to say messages from people ‘telling me to go away or hurt myself are not acceptable’ but ‘what I did yesterday was just as bad by naming and shaming.’
She wrote: ‘I apologise to my followers for the falling into the troll’s trap by disclosing the individual’s name.’
Hitting back: Mishel said she shouldn’t have disclosed the individual’s name and said she was ‘sorry her post did not show kindness and compassion’
‘I am sorry, that post did not show kindness and compassion, there was a lapse in judgment on my behalf. I am sorry for the hurt I have caused the individual and her family/friends.’
She added in her lengthy post: ‘I ask for your forgiveness and understanding that I am human and I make mistakes. I am not perfect, far from it… I try hard each day to love myself and continue to love my body! Exactly how I am!’
On Thursday, Mishel named and shamed a woman on Instagram after she ‘fat shamed’ her for showing off her figure. The post has now been deleted.
Not having it: On Thursday, Mishel called the woman a ‘bully’ and a ‘complete ‘a**ehole’ and shared a series of private messages that she had received from the follower in her inbox
In a lengthy post, Mishel called the woman a ‘bully’ and a ‘complete ‘a**ehole’ and shared a series of private messages that she had received from the follower in her inbox.
‘Name and Shame. This post is about a woman that thought it was a good idea to tell me how fat and hideous I look!’ Mishel’s post began.
She said she was calling her out publicly in front of her 96,000 followers because she often gets similar messages from trolls.
‘Fat shaming is not cool… fat shaming is never ok! Not now, not ever!’
‘Fat shaming is not cool’: She said she was calling her out publicly in front of her 96,000 followers because she often gets similar messages from trolls (pictured on MAFS)
‘Why are women killing themselves dieting to be thinner! Look right next to you, that person judging you, telling you that you are not good enough, or fit their ideal picture of PERFECT and trying to make you feel like s**t!’
She added: ‘STOP! Bullying! STOP! Being a complete a**ehole to someone else to make yourself feel better.’
Mishel said she didn’t feel bad for naming and shaming the woman in her post, and told fans not to write to her if they have nothing nice to say, as she will expose them.
‘If you don’t want to see what you wrote to me privately then don’t write to me at all.’
In the screenshots of the private messages the troll sent her, the woman appeared to have a go at Mishel for showing off her figure in a midriff top and then said that she herself is a size 6.
Tiff: In the screenshots of the private messages the troll sent her, the woman appeared to have a go at Mishel for showing off her figure in a midriff top and then said that she herself is a size 6
Having a go: ‘And you’re not concerned that people laugh about you?’ the troll wrote in one message
‘And you’re not concerned that people laugh about you?’ the troll wrote in one message.
They added that Mishel is ‘alone in bed at night’ and went on to say that she’s ‘overweight.’
‘You are an attractive women (sic) but you are also an overweight women (sic),’ they wrote.
Mishel told the troll that she wears what she wants and is ‘comfortable’ in her own skin.
Having her say: Mishel told the troll that she wears what she wants and is ‘comfortable’ in her own skin
Support: She received support from fans and friends
She received support from fans and friends, including former MAFS co-star Connie Crayden, who commented underneath the post: ‘Oh Meshy moooo, you’re a dead set fox.’
‘I said it and all my friends said it… we will do anything to look half as good as you when we’re older.’
She added: ‘Remember it’s a reflection on her, she be pushing her insecurities on you. It’s v (sic) sad. SMH. Hold your head up high because you’re a queen. The real deal Mama.’
In her corner: Former MAFS co-star Connie Crayden commented underneath the post: ‘Oh Meshy moooo, you’re a dead set fox’