Jameela Jamil has branded Kim Kardashian a ‘terrible and toxic influence’ after she promoted appetite-suppressing lollipops on Instagram.
The Good Place star previously lashed out at a social media post which superimposed all of the Kardashian women’s weights over a picture of the family.
But now, it is Kim K herself who has incurred her wrath following her latest #spon post. The 37-year-old has promoted Flat Tummy Co’s appetite supressant lollies to her 111 million Instagram followers, which has angered much of the internet – and nobody more than Jameela.
The 32-year-old tweeted a screenshot of Kim’s post and tweeted: ‘No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls.
No. Fuck off. No. You terrible and toxic influence on young girls. I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to. ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zDPN1T8sBM— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful. And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.” 🤯 pic.twitter.com/XsBM3aFtAQ— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018
‘I admire their mother’s branding capabilities, she is an exploitative but innovative genius, however this family makes me feel actual despair over what women are reduced to.’
The former T4 presenter continued: ‘MAYBE don’t take appetite suppressors and eat enough to fuel your BRAIN and work hard and be successful.
And to play with your kids. And to have fun with your friends. And to have something to say about your life at the end, other than “I had a flat stomach.”’
This was accompanied by a GIF of Mr Bean flipping the bird, so you can guess Jameela wasn’t too pleased.
Jameela’s followers praised her for calling out Kim’s post while sharing their own disbelief at the ad – which has also disappointed plus-size model and self-love advocate Felicity Hayward.
After Jameela saw the post focused on the Kardashians’ weight, she set up an Instagram account called I Weigh, which urges women to count their weight in all the things that make them wonderful – like being a good friend, kicking ass at work, beating illnesses and being a feminist.
The star, who plays Tahani on The Good Place, told the Financial Times: ‘It was sad enough in the ’90s when I was growing up and every girl at my school was struggling with self-image.
A lot of us had eating disorders, myself included, because of the subliminal messaging — like this — about how little we weigh being how we measure our worth.
‘But you expect that, as time progresses, this would change. If anything it’s worse — and it’s reached a point of epidemic because of social media.’
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