One Direction star Liam Payne has hit back at recent weight gain jibes, posting a series of snaps to his Instagram account.
The 20-year old was recently pictured on holidays relaxing on a yacht, and was the target of online trolls who labelled the singer ‘fat’ and ‘overweight’.
Liam instead decided to school his Instagram followers on BMI, uploading snaps in response to the name calling.
The first image is typical of Liam’s joking personality, posted with the caption:
‘I mean OH MY GOD I'm just so fat these days I think I need help! quick someone take the cookie jar’
In the second picture, Payne addressed the pressure being put on him in the caption, uploading a healthy BMI rating:
‘Now just because I'm sick of seeing this everyday so I just want to clear up what the media do to people these days. Is it wrong to be normal? Or do I have to look like an Olympic swimmer just to get your approval into the cool kids or can I accept that the person I truly love thinks I'm the coolest kid in town anyway? Think I'll vote the second one ;) enjoy your day people’
The star has spoken out against the pressure put on celebrities to stay slim, and has urged fans to rethink how they address their body image.
