Tess Holliday Claps Back At Critics Of Her First Cosmopolitan Mag Cover

True to her no-bullshit vibe, model Tess Holliday has come out guns blazing against critics of her first Cosmopolitan cover.

The body positivity advocate scored the coveted cover of Cosmopolitan UK this month, and while she received plenty of praise for her spin as a Cosmo cover girl, she also copped a shit-ton of flack.

One person up in arms over the cover was Piers Morgan, who had this to say on Instagram.

As Britain battles an ever-worsening obesity crisis, this is the new cover of Cosmo.  Apparently we’re supposed to view it as a ‘huge step forward for body positivity.’ What a load of old baloney.  This cover is just as dangerous & misguided as celebrating size zero models.

Tess clapped back at Piers and other dissenters via Twitter, pointing out that she’s American and therefore not ‘burdening’ Britain with her weight.

https://twitter.com/Tess_Holliday/status/1035179346162372612

The cover has taken social media by storm, and while there’s a lot of criticism there’s also been many positive responses.

https://twitter.com/lindylupiin/status/1035550000883949568

Tess also stars in a fashion shoot within the mag, which is out now.

Talking to Good Morning America about the controversy, Holliday said “I’m not Piers Morgan. I don’t need to troll people to stay relevant. I just get to have an awesome job and do what I love and hopefully change people’s lives.”

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