Muireann O'Connell of Ireland AM has been candid about her path to body positivity, opening up about the harsh comments she's endured regarding her appearance throughout the years. She's given an honest account of how she's grappled with her body image, sharing anecdotes from her adolescence right through to her life under the public eye. The presenter touched on the challenges of living in the limelight and how it's influenced the way she sees herself.
Speaking to The Irish Times, she said: "If bodies came with a Facebook relationship status, mine would be 'it's complicated'." READ MORE: Schoolboy injured after falling out of moving bus onto M50 as he went to toilet READ MORE: Ireland weather: Ireland set for hottest day of 2024 so far before conditions take an unwelcome turn She recalled an encounter at a funeral where someone pointed out: "You look so fat on the telly and you're not in real life!" to which she courteously replied, "Thank you," reports RSVP Live . O'Connell revealed: "Some days it feels like the camera was designed by a man to make women look a completely different size on the TV.
But I'm not giving out, people have every right to talk to me about it." Addressing online negativity, she said: "When someone starts leaving nasty comments about how I look, it can get upsetting. I wish people would do it behind people's backs the old-fashioned way.
" She also reflected on the societal pressures she faced growing up to meet certain beauty standards. Revealing a tr.
