Gigi Hadid opens up about health condition after getting body shamed
Gigi Hadid has posted a response to people claiming the model is "too skinny," stating she would no longer explain the way her body looks.
Hadid posted a series of tweets explaining that changes to her body are a result of treatment for Hashimoto's disease.
According to the NHS, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a condition "caused by the immune system attacking the thyroid gland," which can lead to "tiredness, weight gain and dry skin."
"You may not know that when I started @ 17 I was not yet diagnosed w/Hashimoto's disease; those of u who called me "too big for the industry" were seeing inflammation & water retention due to that," wrote Hadid on Twitter.
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She added that she's been "properly medicated" over the past few years to deal with "metabolism issues" among other symptoms.
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"I have always eaten the same, my body just handles it differently now that my health is better," wrote Hadid.
"I may be "too skinny" for u, honestly this isn't what I want to be, but I feel healthier internally and [...] am still learning and growing with my body everyday, as everyone is," she continued.
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The model concluded by stating that she will not "further explain" the way her body looks, "just as anyone with a body type that doesn't suit ur "beauty" expectations shouldn't have to."
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She urged readers to "learn to have more empathy for others" and to realise that "you never really know the whole story."
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"Use your energy to lift those that you admire rather than be cruel to those u don't," she concluded.
Preach.
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