CMAT responds after BBC disable comments on Big Weekend video due to body-shaming: “I didn’t realise it was illegal to have a huge ass”

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CMAT has responded after the BBC disabled comments on the video for her performance at Big Weekend due to extensive body-shaming.The Irish singer-songwriter took to the stage at the 2024 edition of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, which was held at Stockwood Park, Luton at the end of last week.However, footage of her set began to gather unwanted attention online, with many flocking to the post to criticise the musician about her appearance.

After being up for less than a week, the BBC then decided to disable comments on the video.Now, following the decision, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson herself has responded to the backlash, and shared what it was like to face online abuse.“Yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments,” she shared on X/Twitter last night (May 29).“Today a different video of me at the BRIT awards is going viral on south american tiktok and now people are calling me fat in spanish.”In a follow-up post, she added: “I didnt realise it was ILLEGAL to have a HUGE ASS !!!!

i am GUILTY as CHARGED it is time to lock me up and throw away THE KEY!!!!! By the way i am an award winning songwriter that has released two albums which were received to ‘universal acclaim’.”yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments.