A woman who was "stared at in disgust" over her outfit while shopping has shared her anger - and says it happens regularly.
Influencer Mikaela Testa, 21, lives on the Gold Coast in Australia and was shopping for groceries before Queensland went into lockdown.
But she says she was left feeling anxious over her outfit choice - which consisted of a denim skirt, a crop top, pink cardigan and clear perspex heels
Mikaela, who has 1.3 million Instagram followers, said the encounter left her feeling “sad and anxious."
She shared a video on TikTok of her walking through Woolworths, where she said she was “stared at by every single grandma in disgust."
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"It makes me very sad and gives me huge anxiety with going out in public wearing anything hot," she told news.com.au.
"I actually got into an altercation with a woman and her husband at a local shopping centre a month or so ago about the same issue.
"It's definitely something that happens a lot in public around the Gold Coast."
Previously, Ms Testa said a woman who saw her at an outdoor market in May, admonished her and called her a "stripper".
At the time, the influencer said she was wearing a short denim skirt and a strappy sheer white top.
Unable to hold back, the 21-year-old told Mail Online that she yelled back: "This is 2021, who do you think you are to abuse a young woman like that? This is a trending outfit."
She said she thinks the rude and abusive comments from an insecure place, adding: "It’s usually when they are side by side with their husband or partner because at the end of the day any woman that drags another woman down for their looks or anything of that nature is just plain jealousy."
Her TikTok was flooded with supportive comments, as one wrote: "The grandma's just wish they have what you got."
Another joked: "If you didn't get stares from your outfit, was your outfit a good outfit."
A third added: "I think the outfit is beautiful!"
