Ruby Rose Claps Back at Body Shamers: "My Body Is Just My Body"

Ruby Rose has no patience for body shamers — and not, she says, because they challenge her own self-confidence. After several people called Ruby "anorexic" in the comments of a recent Instagram photo, the model and actress penned a note in which she shared that she hates how her body shamers may impact her fans' self-image.

Ruby shared the note in two posts on her Instagram Story last week that were later screenshotted and posted by a fan account. "Body shaming SHITS ME. It's so frustrating," she wrote. "Not because I care about what someone thinks of my body. I love my body when I don't work out and I am soft and I love it when I train hard and feel strong. I hate it because it worries fans or shames them. I hate it because it uses no logic and basically is just someone projecting their experience and expectations on others."

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She continued, "I eat so much amazing food ( I can't believe I even have to write that sentence) I just don't drink alcohol or eat processed food, or meat or dairy and I train every day. I'm plant based and stupidly healthy. I trained my ass off for 3 action films, I used to be a boxer. My body is just my body. It fluctuates and it changes depending on how hard I train. The end."

"Lastly..." the former MTV Australia host wrote, "When you say I looked the best in the MTV days in my early 20s...You guys.. that was a horrible time in my life health wise. I drank everyday, ate junk food all day and McDonald's at 4 am when I was stumbling home from work." Ruby revealed that she recently found out that she had small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, a chronic infection known as SIBO, during her time as a VJ, and noted that she "didn't train because I was depressed - probably because I was feeding my body poison."

The 31-year-old added, "I know I wasn't healthy despite being bigger than I am now, because I got sick every month with pneumonia and chest infections. I get sick maybe once a year now. So please take care of your body and your mind and your soul and stop judging others."

The Pitch Perfect 3 star was undoubtedly prompted to share her thoughts after the backlash she received in the comments of a photo she posted from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Celebration at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Ruby attended the event wearing a black bra, black pants, and a black jacket over her shoulders. Although many of the comments praised the Australian, some were more negative. "Nice rib cage. Go eat some food😷," one person wrote, while another added, "You need to eat a sandwich... or 5! Holy cow, way too skinny!"

Just a reminder: It's nobody's place to comment on anybody else's physical appearance, weight, or body type.

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