TIKTOK star Becki Jones has defended her amazing weight loss as trolls continue to accuse her of using fat loss jabs or getting surgery.
The influencer rose to fame on the video streaming platform back in 2020 and after a six month break last year, returned to TikTok sporting a much slimmer frame.
Becki told her 1.3 million followers during a TikTok Live last year that she “wasn’t ready” to share how she’d transformed her image but in her latest video, said she’d been through some of the hardest times in her life while losing weight.
In the video she posted a montage of moments from recent months that showed her swimming in a pool, going to concerts, showing off cute outfits and working out in her room.
In a voiceover she started by saying that she doesn’t understand why she has to explain every detail of her life to strangers.
“Yes, I do put myself on a public platform. Yes, I post my life. But why should I have to defend myself against people’s thoughts on my weight loss?” she began.
“I’ve said I have not had surgery in any form or any medication to help aid weight loss.
“In 2023, I even considered gastric sleeve surgery myself but I changed my mind.”
Becki continued: “As you can imagine it is exhaust trying to prove something to people who don’t want to change their mind about you.
“I feel like I am an easy target for people to bully because that’s what broke me last year.”
The influencer said that while she did understand that some of her followers wanted to learn about her weight loss, others thought she owed them an explanation.
“I simply and politely don’t want to talk about it.
“I’ve been through some of the worst times of my life whilst losing weight and still some days are hard now and now I’m being a little closed off and only letting a few things out, but can we just stop and think about how things affect me?” Becki asked.
“Yes, I feel good in myself most days, but I have hard days just like every human does.
“I have my own fears and problems that I’m trying to overcome each day, which makes talking about weight loss Extremely difficult.”
She explained how a lot of her followers “speculated on things” happening in her life, “and one day I may talk more deeply about it all but it’s hard as a content creator to tell your story without being judged.”
Becki went on to thank her “loyal supporters” for their support and who “compliment my weight without wanting an explanation”.
She became famed on TikTok for her ‘what I eat in a day’ videos, which showed her enjoying foods such as McDonalds for breakfast, takeaways and treats.
Last year, a source told The Sun why Becki really left social media, and why she returned.
They explained: “Everyone knows Becki took six months offline because she felt the trolling had become too much.
“It was a real chance to reflect on her life and the main cause of issues – her weight. She’s also a secret smoker, so really did start to feel like her lifestyle wasn’t doing her any favours.
“Once she started losing some weight, she felt a new wave of confidence and when she returned online and saw the reaction to the way she looked, it really spurred her on.”
They added: “It’s the same when she was larger and the more she ate, the more people watched her videos. At the end of the day, it’s all about engagement and making money. It’s addictive.”