Fans of This Morning have been left annoyed after they felt Alison Hammond had been 'body-shamed' by one of the callers.
Joined by co-host Dermot O'Leary, the pair welcomed on Carol Vorderman and Giles Brandreth to talk all things dating on Friday October 21'sts episode of the show.
But some fans appeared to be annoyed on social media after one woman called up to seek their advice, and apparently 'fat-shamed' Alison Hammond in the process.
The four celebs were hearing from a woman called Dionne who was hoping for some advice on how to find love at 57. However, she admitted to struggling with her size, Manchester Evening News reports.
It is then when the caller remarked: "I don't like being single and, I have to say, Alison probably understands me in this next sentence; I am a plus size lady and that seems to go against what a lot of them men out there are going for."
@uktv_Forever tweeted: "Stop body shaming Alison #ThisMorning." @BeauJangle200 Dionne... I think @AlisonHammond has lost weight in my opinion #thismorning. @DavidMackayy commented: 2'Alison will understand me here, I am plus size' F***in hell Dionne the shade #thismorning," before claiming that the caller was "body shaming" Alison. @DawudAishah replied: "Exactly she doesn't eed to be reminded she's overweight."
But Alison didn't seem to mind, as she gave Dionne the following advice: "If that person's not into you, then that's not your person," she told her. "There's plenty of other people who are going to love all that fluff babes, they're going to love all that juice, trust me."
She continued: "A lot of them say they don't like it, but when they have a taste of it, they absolutely love it. Don't even worry about that, put it - the bigness - to the back of your mind and let your personality come through, because once they see who you truly are, I'm telling you, they will fall in love with you."
Fans were also left 'cringing' at a certain phrase Carol Vorderman kept using whilst discussing her casual dating habits.
During her last appearance on the programme, the former Countdown host opened up about her own love life and how concerns around casual dating were a "nonsense taboo that should be broken."
At the time she added: "I’ve never felt freer. So I have ignored the looking for one person and I have a number of what I’ve called 'special friends.'" And following the response, her comments were brought up about on today's show.
"I’m a great believer in chapters in life and some are extended chapters and some aren’t," she commented. "And I found as I said last time I had a massive response from women that the last 10 years or so I’ve lived a much freer life. I have special friends I’m not looking for one person."
She and Gyles also got stuck into viewers' calls but Carol's mention of her 'special friends' became too cringeworthy for fans of the show, as they flocked to social media to comment.
@Dayjur11 tweeted: "I bet Carol's kids are cringing every time she mentions her 'special friends'. #ThisMorning." @Mampa17 commented: "'Special friends' is giving me the ick. #ThisMorning." @Boppity_Boo34 requested: "Stop saying special friends Carol #ThisMorning." @jodehgwillz added: "Me every time Carol Vorderman says ‘Special friend’ #thismorning," alongside a GIF of a man gagging.
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