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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Alabama Barker shares struggle with autoimmune and thyroid disease amid body-shaming comments

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Alabama Barker has revealed she struggles with an autoimmune and thyroid disease while addressing body-shaming comments about her weight.

The youngest daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker hit out at body-shamers on TikTok after viral paparazzi photos led critics to refer to her as a “catfish”. The 17-year-old began her video by scowling at the camera, before she told her followers: “That’s my face when I see all the fake pages commenting about my weight in paparazzi pictures and saying I’m a catfish or saying I’m fat.”

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