Rebel Wilson has broken her silence after she was widely criticised by fans for 'forgetting about the fat community' as she failed to include plus size options in her latest loungewear range.
The Pitch Perfect star released her new range, R&R Club, with her partner Ramona Agruma earlier this month, offering expensive hoodies and sweatpants in sizes XS to XL.
Critics were quick to accuse Rebel of 'fatphobia' and said she should have done better after 'knowing how hard it is to be fat'.
The 42-year-old was plus size for much of her career, before embarking on a year of health in 2020 and losing roughly 80 pounds (36kg).
Rebel took to Instagram on Tuesday night to respond to the intense backlash she has received.
"In success we are planning on doing more colours and sizes for R&R CLUB.
"We are experimenting with this limited capsule collection of only two pieces in limited sizes," she wrote as she modelled some of the options which are currently available.
The actress then asked fans what colours and sizes they would be interested in before saying the current range has almost sold out.
Rebel was forced to defend her brand on social media after a series of influencers spoke out about the lack of inclusivity.
"Can we talk about the lack of size inclusivity in Rebel Wilson’s new brand??? wtf," influencer Destiny Ann asked in a video shared on TikTok.
She added: "I don’t understand how someone who is plus size for the majority of her career and the majority of her life — someone who knows hard it is to be fat, to shop for clothing and actually find it in your size — how someone with that background, that knowledge can release a brand that only goes up to an XL."
Another TikTok creator, Lacey-Jade Christie, also created a video and asked why Rebel had "forgotten" about her plus size fans.
She said: "I know she’s not fat anymore, but the fat community supported Rebel Wilson for her whole career. She profited off of being a fat person, a fat character."
Other fans jumped to defend Rebel, with one person commenting: "But why do brands have to cater for everyone? there are plus size shops that don't cater to smaller sizes."
Another pointed out that Rebel had already worked in plus size fashion: "Wait…didn’t she have a plus size brand back in the day? Or worked with another brand?"
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