Kesha clapped back at people expressing their opinions on her body — with bikini pics.
The singer posted two photos of herself in a black bikini on July 7 and addressed those giving unsolicited comments on her body.
“i didn’t think in 2024 people still body shamed but. i am so proud of my body,” she said in the caption of her Instagram post. “she’s been through a lot. she’s torn her acl on stage and finished the show. she’s held my f—— broken heart together.”
“to those who think you’re shaming me, you’re actually making me feel very powerful,” she continued. “so, to you, i hope you one day feel whole enough to not tear other women down. in the mean time, hate me harder b—-:)”
Kesha’s fans defended her in the comments:
- “Anyone who hates on your body needs glasses”
- “Wtf are they on? You are ALWAYS slayinggg 👏🏻🙌🏻”
- “Sadly, some people are never gonna learn to mind their own business. It’s sad, really. Keep slaying! 🔥”
- “Your body is both beautiful & strong. Haters gonna hate, Queen! ❤️”
- “F— YES YOU ARE SO GORGEOUS!!!!!” wrote Betty Who.
The 37-year-old singer has been open about her struggle with an eating disorder, telling Rolling Stone in 2017 she felt pressured to “be a certain size.”
“I really just thought I wasn’t supposed to eat food,” she said. “And then if I ever did, I felt very ashamed, and I would make myself throw up because I’d think, ‘Oh, my God, I can’t believe I actually did that horrible thing. I’m so ashamed of myself because I don’t deserve to eat food.”
It was at a dinner party that she asked for help, she said.
“I just had all this mounting anxiety. And then finally I was like, ‘F—. This. S—. F— this s—. I’m hungry!’ And I am so anxious that I feel like I’m going to explode from all the secrets,” she said. “All the secret times I’m pretending to eat or other times I’m purging, and I’m trying to not let anybody know. And I’m just fucking sick of this shit. And I remember…
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