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Jamelia Tries To Defend Plus-Size Clothing Comments... And Fails

The 'Superstar' singer has said sorry for 'body-shaming' remarks she made on Loose Women, but "stands by" what she said...

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 14:50

Singer Jamelia has been forced to apologise for comments she made on Loose Women regarding plus-size clothing... but still (kind of) stands by what she said. 

The ’Superstar’ hitmaker was blasted on social-media after saying while acting as a panelist on the ITV show: “I do not think it's right to facilitate people living an unhealthy lifestyle. 

“In the same way [that] I don't believe that a size zero should be available, it's not a healthy size for an average woman to be.”

She continued: “I don't believe they [high street stores] should be providing clothes for below that range or above that range. 

“Yes, have specialist shops but you should feel uncomfortable if you are unhealthy ... to be available in every high street store, I don't think that's right.”

After being targeted for ‘body-shaming’ online, Jamelia later appeared on Good Morning Britain (April 22) in a bid to set the record straight.

She said: “Knowing that I offended really upset me. Knowing that I made people question themselves and their choices, it really did upset me. All I can do is apologise for that.

“I didn't make it clear on the show that I was talking about extremes, I was talking about above size 20 and below size six, those sizes being available en masse.”

However, the 34-year-old  added: "I do stand by what I said. I'm a real woman with real opinions. I get paid to voice my opinions."

And, the Birmingham-born star wasn’t done yet, posting the below photo quote on Instagram, along with a lengthy comment trying to justify her remarks... 

 

It feels necessary for me to clear a few things up...between Papers, Twitter and Instagram a bandwagon has been set in motion, and many people are blindly jumping on without any real thought or rationale. First of all...contrary to today's headlines, At NO POINT during yesterday's episode of Loose Women did I say that I did not want plus size clothing available on the high street...at NO POINT did I say I wanted overweight people to feel uncomfortable about shopping for clothes...at NO POINT did I suggest anyone needs to slim down or change their appearance to fit what is available on the high street. All of the above has been reported as if it came out of my mouth...which it did not. What I did say, which was in reference to extremes, I stand by. It is also important you understand that I know there are exceptions to every rule, and of course I don't believe anyone should be walking around naked But I do believe we need to be healthier as a society, I believe we work together to make this happen. My opinion is in regard to the health and wellbeing of our teens as a whole. The NHS is in crisis, and I believe we should do all we can to regain control of the situation. As a mother of two daughters, I want to contribute to a healthy and prosperous society. I am not some pantomime villain. I am a parent and I am a woman, and I want the best for us all. I also believe no matter what your size, you should be celebrated and above all be comfortable celebrating yourself...if you watched the show, you would know that x

A photo posted by Jamelia (@officialjamelia) on Apr 22, 2015 at 2:42am PDT

She concluded her post with the statement: “I am not some pantomime villain. I am a parent and I am a woman, and I want the best for us all. 

“I also believe no matter what your size, you should be celebrated and above all be comfortable celebrating yourself... if you watched the show, you would know that x.”

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