After serving looks over the weekend at New York Fashion Week, Gigi Hadid spent her Sunday serving facts to Twitter trolls who criticized her weight, PEOPLE reports. Rather than focusing on the fashion, body shamers called the model out on being “too skinny,” but Gigi wasn’t about to let it slide.
Gigi took to Twitter to put critics in their place, explaining that her fluctuating weight is due to Hashimoto’s disease.
For those of you so determined to come up w why my body has changed over the years, 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.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
The model went on to explain what her diagnosis has put her through, including a change in diet and various medical treatments to balance her symptoms. She even admitted that she is “still learning and growing” with her body, proving that professional models have insecurities just like everyone else.
Over the last few years I’ve been properly medicated to help symptoms including those, as well as extreme fatigue, metabolism issues, body’s ability to retain heat, etc … I was also part of a holistic medical trial that helped my thyroid levels balance out.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
Although stress & excessive travel can also affect the body, I have always eaten the same, my body just handles it differently now that my health is better. I may be “too skinny” for u, honestly this skinny isn’t what I want to be, but I feel healthier internally and (cont)
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
(cont) am still learning and growing with my body everyday, as everyone is.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
After detailing the medical reason behind her thinner physique, Gigi called out haters for making snap judgments and false assumptions about her body.
I will not further explain the way my body looks, just as anyone, with a body type that doesnt suit ur “beauty” expectation, shouldnt have to. Not to judge others, but drugs are not my thing, stop putting me in that box just because u dont understand the way my body has matured.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
Ending the thread on a positive note, the model reminded her followers to have empathy for others.
Please, as social media users & human beings in general, learn to have more empathy for others and know that you never really know the whole story. Use your energy to lift those that you admire rather than be cruel to those u don’t.
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) February 11, 2018
Though Gigi didn’t owe anyone an explanation, she took it upon herself to teach haters an important lesson about body positivity, showing the world that she stuns both on and off the catwalk.