Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale (53), known for films such as "Pearl Harbor" and "Underworld", deleted all her social media posts after being flooded with excessive body-shaming comments about the extreme weight loss she recently experienced amid family bereavements and a battle with a rare disease.
According to foreign media reports on the 8th (local time), actress Kate Beckinsale, known for films such as "Underworld" and "Pearl Harbor", shocked fans by deleting all posts on her Instagram recently.
After deleting the posts, Beckinsale captured and shared screenshots of the vitriolic comments she had received that were too painful to look at. One commenter lashed out, "Stop using Ozempic (a weight-loss drug)! You look like someone with anorexia," and another internet user hurled the crude remark, "Don't lose any more weight."
Beckinsale bitterly and candidly expressed, "I took a break from social media for several months after my mother passed away. Weight loss is the first physical symptom that appears when one experiences bereavement. Even after explaining this pain, people's character seems ruined."
In fact, Beckinsale endured the pain of losing almost all her family in a short time, sending off her stepfather Roy Battersby in 2024 and then her mother Judy in 2025, leaving only her daughter.
On top of that, her health was severely affected by the rare condition she was diagnosed with 16 years ago, "mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)." Beckinsale said, "Every time I post a photo, abusive comments pour in saying 'anorexic,' 'does meth (crystal meth),' 'makes me sick,'" and pleaded, "Please be a little kinder to others."
Even as abusive comments continued, saying things like "your voice squeaks like Moon Sori's," Beckinsale apologized, saying, "When the illness flares up I get severe reflux esophagitis. I shouldn't have posted the video. I'm truly sorry," adding to fans' sympathy.
In the end, Beckinsale deleted all personal posts except for book recommendation posts, saying, "You will never hear me speak again." In response to the question, "Do you want to gain weight again?" she replied, "I really, truly want that," and fans worldwide have continued to offer support and encouragement to her desperate plea.
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