Vicky Pattison stands up to internet bullies in EPIC rant

Go, Vix!

Vicky Pattison

by Georgina Terry |
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Would you take on Vicky Pattison? Really? Then you are a braver person than us, pal.

However, it's all too easy to criticise a person from behind the safety and relative anonymity of a keyboard. And Vicky has had ENOUGH of it.

Our *I'm A Celeb *queen posted a picture of herself to Instagram that had obviously been filtered a little bit.

Is that a crime? Not the last time we checked. Heck, Facebook filters our images automatically to make us look a little more human.

But some noobs took it upon themselves to criticize Vicks for the image that, to be clear, she had posted to her own Instagram account and was not part of a feature on e.g. bare faces.

Instatrolls took issue with the amount of make-up, the amount of tan and the Photoshopping - because apparently a woman cannot decide for herself how she wants to present herself to the world.

We'd normally advise a person not to read the comments, but Vicky's rant is so epic we have to admire it.

Are you ready? Here goes:

"Soooooo, here it is... After receiving numerous 'that looks nothing like you' moans or 'so photoshopped' whinges from you bored trolls out there myself and my gorgeous girl@thebeautybom have put together this for you....

Vicky Pattison
©Instagram

"The image on the top left is the completely untouched, unedited and organic picture of me and as we go across in story board form you can see the MINOR changes she made to the pic culminated in the final and bottom right image that seemed to cause so many of you so much offence!!

"She's sharpened a few bits and used a filter, yes I'm wearing makeup and tan but who doesn't?!! Can we all just calm our passions, get off our high horses, chill out, stop being so hateful, negative or downright bitter and just see this for what it is?!!!!! A nice picture of me with some pretty chains round my neck?!!

Vicky Pattison
©Instagram

"I personally could not get so fired up over a picture of someone but that may be because I have a happy busy life filled with friends, family, a fulfilling job, travel and ambitions... So maybe next time rather than criticise me, or @thebeautybom's work you will take a second and think 'am I really annoyed by this image or am I just dissatisfied with my own life?!'

"I'd guess the answer is the second one.. Not for all of you, God there may be some people out there who just think I'm a helmet and that's ok- you can't please everyone! But if your comments are spurned out of pettiness and self loathing

"I urge you to better yourself... Whether that be through exercise or going for that job promotion or making new friends, even something as little as smiling more... But do it! As it will make you happier and YOU deserve to be happy!

Rant Over... NAMASTE. (Sorry if I sound like a preachy Wanker.... I do that sometimes when I'm feeling passionate!)"

Nothing wrong with a bit of preaching, sister. Amen to that.

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