TURNING on the camera, Lindsay McGlone films herself dancing about in a high-cut playsuit and moments later, she shares it with her 24k of followers online. It’s a scene you see everyday on TikTok but Lindsay, 26, isn’t your usual size-eight model flaunting a tiny physique - she’s a size 24/26. While Lindsay's message promotes body confidence and pleases some of her fans, the majority of comments are disapproving and angry.
“Cardiac arrest approaching,” types one online troll. “You’re heading for an early grave,” adds another. The scathing comments continue, with: “That’s disgusting.
Did you eat all the pies?” Worse still, this one comes from someone who is hiding behind a fake profile. But Lindsay, who posts using the hashtag, “what fat women actually wear”, says the more hate she receives online, the better it is for her bank balance. In fact she actively encourages it because so far she's earned more than £25k through high engagement, enough to quit her full-time day job as a support worker.
“I love my trolls,” she says. “Their online engagement has earned me more than £25k. This has helped me quit my day job and set up my own business as a plus size activist and blogger .
“Many people only post carefully curated images of themselves. Those images are filtered and altered. “I always get a huge response whenever I post pictures of myself in my bikinis.
“I love my body and show it off in all its glory. It’s what followers want." Acco.
