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Weather presenter owns body-shaming viewer who trolled her over 'bulge'

A TV meteorologist who received unsolicited 'feedback' on her appearance from a viewer has responded in the perfect way.

Tracy Hinson, who works for KSDK in St Louis, took to Twitter to share the message she received after a weather report criticising her choice of clothing and accusing her of having a stomach 'bulge'.

Keeping the identity of the sender anonymous, Tracy posted a screenshot of the message which also included pictures of her eating and one of her presenting the weather.

It read: "Do you ever watch yourself giving the weather report?

"Seems that you need a girdle for the stomach overhang which shortens the front of your dresses!

"Today was not the first time I have noticed this. Maybe you should wear a top that covers the bulge in your stomach."

Tracy responded brilliantly to the message, with her tweet getting more than 1,000 retweets and 21,000 likes.

She wrote: "Dear Mary, yes I do watch my air checks.

"NO I will not be strapping myself into a girdle because you don’t like my belly.

"I like pasta, bread and cheese too much to obsess over my weight. I like my body and that’s all that really matters. Tracy."

She signed off with a love heart and the hashtag 'no more fat shaming'.

Tracy's reply soon attracted hundreds of messages, with people praising the reporter for standing up to the ridiculous criticism.

One said: "Shame on Mary! A fellow woman should know what it's like to be judged for our bodies, as if our minds don't matter.

"She has fallen in line with a society that thinks every female who is on TV needs to be perfectly fit and cover-girl gorgeous. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes."

Another replied: "You are absolutely stunning and I have no idea how someone can say anything about your weight.

"I guess Marilyn Monroe and all the actresses and models of the precious age probably needed to 'watch their air checks' too? Sigh. Keep on keeping on!"

Others even said she should name and shame the culprit, with one commenting: "I think when you send hateful tweets, the receiver has every right to make that person's name public. If you can dish it out, you better be ready to take it."

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