Lucy Hale has said sorry to her disappointed fans after she caused backlash by calling herself “fat” on Instagram.
The Pretty Little Liars star shared a flashback photo with her dad in honour of Father’s Day, captioning it, “You taught me to have soul. I love you daddy.”
But social media users were not happy when Lucy wrote in the comment section below, “Ugh I was so fat.”
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The 28-year-old turned off the comments on the photo and apologised on Twitter, admitting that she should be more careful about what she says, especially for her fans.
“Sometimes I forget that people are watching everything I do and I say things I don’t mean,” she tweeted. “I’m extremely sorry if my comment about my weight offended anyone.
“Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. I know people look up to me and I should be way more aware of what I say sometimes. Thanks for all the love and support. Hope y’all can forgive me!”
Sometimes I forget that people are watching everything I do and I say things I don't mean. I'm extremely sorry if my comment about my weight
— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) June 20, 2017
Offended anyone. Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. I know people look up to me and I should be way more aware of what I say sometimes
— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) June 20, 2017
Thanks for all the love and support. Hope y'all can forgive me ! ❤️
— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) June 20, 2017
Back in 2012, the actress opened up about her past battle with an eating disorder, telling Cosmopolitan, “I’ve never really talked about this, but I would go days without eating.
“Or maybe I’d have some fruit and then go to the gym for three hours. I knew I had a problem…It was a gradual process but I changed myself.”
Lucy shot to fame after being cast as Aria in Pretty Little Liars, which will air its season finale next week, and she will then star in comedy-drama series Life Sentence on The CW.
