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Lorraine slams woman Suits star shamed on social media

Bea Mitchell
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Photo credit: ITV
Photo credit: ITV

From Digital Spy

Lorraine Kelly has gone wild on ITV this morning, as the TV host totally smashed the woman who 'body-shamed' Suits star Patrick J Adams...

.... right after Meghan Markle's former co-star was essentially forced to apologise for his post after retaliating and 'shaming' the aforementioned woman on Instagram while waiting for a flight back to the US.

The woman is thought to have criticised how Patrick and his wife, Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario, looked during their photos at the royal wedding.

Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire/PA Images
Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire/PA Images

Speaking on Lorraine, Lorraine said that Adams "was quite right" to share the photo. She then asked: "Did you see the state of her?"

"I think he's quite right," she told Ross King. "I think it was horrible of that women doing that! And did you see the state of her? That's a cheek – that's ridiculous. I think people are really mean."

She added: 'That's fine, if you're perfect and you look flawless – like nobody is – then you can say what you like about other people. That's really bad."

Yesterday I posted a photo of a woman who did some casual body shaming of my wife and I in the airport. My intention was solely to put a face to the people who think that sort of glancing commentary is necessary, helpful or funny. Some of the comments on the post instead said I was being a bully and should have taken the “high road” (some also doubled down on the body shaming. Thumbs up guys!) I thought it over and agreed and took it down, not because I felt the woman was right or fair or undeserving of being called out but because any sense of being a bully or lashing out felt wrong. Now a number of familiar outlets with a lot of extra time on their hands are asking for comment and getting ready to publish the post in their hard hitting newspapers, magazines and blogs. So I’ll comment here. I’m no bully. What that woman said to us was offensive and unnecessary but I should have told her she was rude and out of line and left it at that. I’m sorry I didn’t. I was too shocked and annoyed and Canadian - so I avoided the confrontation. Again, I’m sorry. Now if you see the original post on any media outlet just know that they are choosing to take a relatively small indiscretion and make it worse. Not for me. Because I promise you once I hit post on this message it will be out of my mind forever. But it will make whatever bullying or embarrassment I might have caused for that woman far worse for a far wider audience. Now -this has obviously taken up far too much of our time and of the precious internet space that we need so much. Sorry about that. But let’s just finish with a quick summary. 1. Don’t talk shit about the way people look. You have no idea what’s going on with them and your commentary will always make their day worse not better. 2. If someone does. Don’t use the internet to settle scores. Tell them right to their face and in public that they’re part of the problem and not the solution. 3. Believe pretty much nothing you read in magazines. Good or bad. The machinery runs on misfortune and oversimplification. 4. Be cool to yourself and others at every opportunity. Life is too short for all of this. Thx for reading. Now back to our lives...

A post shared by Patrick Adams (@halfadams) on May 21, 2018 at 9:33am PDT

(We're not convinced that argument would stand up in court, Lorraine, but fair dos.)

Alongside his original Instagram post of the woman, Adams wrote: "She reads her paper. Sees picture of me and Troian from wedding. 'My God. What a terrible photo of you.'

"I look over. 'Really. I kind of like that photo. What do you think is wrong with it?' She pauses. 'Well, you're just so....chunky.' She laughs and falls asleep. And .... scene."

He added the image of the woman sleeping next to the newspaper, however he later deleted the photo from Instagram after receiving criticism from some of his 2.2 million followers.

Freeloaders #royalwedding

A post shared by Patrick Adams (@halfadams) on May 19, 2018 at 9:21am PDT

Adams has since apologised for the post, explaining that he "posted a photo of a woman who did some casual body shaming of my wife and I in the airport".

"My intention was solely to put a face to the people who think that sort of glancing commentary is necessary, helpful or funny," he wrote.

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