Haters will hate, and our sworn protector Kelly Clarkson will swoop in with inspiring words of encouragement. The Voice coach has long been an advocate for body positivity, and back in 2020, she had the best response to a body-shaming Twitter troll. When a user left a rude comment about Valerie Bertinelli on the app, Clarkson came to the Food Network star's defense, writing, "Pity people that speak ill of others."
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On Feb. 17, 2020 Food Network Kitchen tweeted the news that Bertinelli, who hosts Valerie's Home Cooking, would be filming a live cooking show. One sorry commenter wrote, "Awwww, so chubby."
Bertinelli, then 59 years old, shared a screenshot of the hateful comment, defusing the insult with a pointed, gracious celebration of body positivity and self-love. "Wow," she wrote. "Someone is always there to remind me to tidy up my negative thoughts some more. Thank you for reminding me I'm so much more than my body. Have a blessed day."
Clarkson echoed Bertinelli's rise-above mentality with some powerful words of wisdom, writing, "True power is recognizing the projection of others negativity & punching it square n the face w/all the positive, remarkable, intelligent, beautiful light that seeps from ur pores. Pity people that speak ill of others because while some of us r dancing, the others r too afraid."
True power is recognizing the projection of others negativity & punching it square n the face w/all the positive, remarkable, intelligent, beautiful light that seeps from ur pores. Pity people that speak ill of others because while some of us r dancing, the others r too afraid. https://t.co/X03QKyFzIc
