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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson

‘Fat people are just as deserving of love as slim people — I should know’

Instagram/@aliciamccarvell

A woman on TikTok has done a thing. It’s how so many stories start these days, isn’t it? But this time, the woman in question, Alicia Mccarvell, posted a style transition video of her and her husband getting ready for a friend’s wedding. The video, which has been viewed over 22 million times, has received relentless vitriol from TikTok users. Why? Because Alicia is a fat woman.

In the video, Canadian influencer Alicia and her husband, Scott McCarvell, are seen in towels in front of a mirror before switching to a clip of them all dressed up for a wedding. Scott, who stands behind Alicia in the video, is muscular, tall, and sports a big beard. He is conventionally attractive, some may say.

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