Katie Thurston.Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty
Katie Thurstongained a reputation during her run onThe Bachelorfortaking down the bullies in the mansion— and she’s doing the same withbody shamerson her Instagram.
On Tuesday, theBachelorseason 25 contestant, a marketing manager from Seattle, shared an offensive comment that someone had left on one ofher Instagram posts, directed at another one of Thurston’s followers.
The commenter told the follower that “we men like curves, not flubber and cellulite,” and that they should get in the gym when they reopen, “although exercise works on your body not your face. You need plastic surgery for that.”
Thurston, 29, immediately shut down the commenter and called them out on her Instagram Story. She reposted the comment and added: “You don’t get to come on my page and body shame any of my people. Immediate block.”
Katie Thurston.Katie Thurston/Instagram
Thurston earned an immediate fan following when she got out of the limo on night one ofThe Bachelorwith a vibrator in hand. She’s since said that she wants to encourage women to embrace and own their sexuality.
“It wasn’t some agenda that I had coming on to the show. It’s just who I am and who I’ve been this whole time,” she said on theBachelor Happy Hourpodcastlast month. “It wasn’t until after the fact that I realized how big of a deal it was — which excites me because I do believe it’s 2021 and women should be comfortable talking about their sexuality.”
Thurston was also one of the few women in the house to stand up to the toxic bullying that went on this season, endearing her to fans. Her time on the show is now over —Matt Jamessent her home on Monday— but Thurston’s status as a (now-single) fan favorite has people wondering if she’ll be named the nextBachelorette. She’s made it clear that she’s looking for a long-term partner, “a mature man who has ambitions to succeed in everything he does, both personally and professionally,” Thurston wrote in herBachelorbio.
source: people.com
