Lisa Riley Backs Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s Anti Body Shaming Campaign

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has the backing of Strictly star Lisa Riley, who has spoken out in support of her recent campaign against body shaming.

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The former Emmerdale actress jumped to Chezza’s defence, saying how people in other industries don’t have to put up with it so why should the world of showbiz.

Speaking to The Mirror, the 39-year-old said:

“I completely agree with Cheryl - body-shaming is completely and utterly wrong. I want to be judged because I am a good actress or a good presenter – that is all.

“Whether my hair is pink, red, green or black, that is down to me. No matter what I look like I shouldn’t be judged, it is nobody else’s business.

“And I believe it’s exactly the same for Cheryl. Yes, she has lost some weight but it is her business, nobody else’s. Just look at her – she could wear a bin-liner and still look phenomenal. She is a style guru.”

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She continued: “I don’t walk into the supermarket or the bank and say, ‘Oh that lady is fat, or that lady shouldn’t have blonde hair’. They don’t get that in their jobs and nor should I, or anyone else on TV for that matter.

“Just because we are in the public eye doesn’t mean we are mannequins. If our weight fluctuates it doesn’t matter.”

Hear, hear!

A couple of weeks ago, in an interview with ES magazine, the X Factor judge said that ‘body shaming should be illegal’.

“I can take whatever they the press throw at me after 13 years, what worries me is what it’s doing to the younger generation. And some of the people writing this stuff are women. There is no sisterhood,” Cheryl told the mag.

She added: “The body shaming has to stop. It’s bulls***. Something has to be done, changed, even if it’s done in law.”