Magda Szubanski has tearfully defended her right to wear whatever she likes at the beach.
On ‘Interview’ with Andrew Denton Tuesday, the 57-year-old criticised a series of women’s magazines for publishing images of her in swimwear at the beach in 2011.
The TV icon said she was sad upon seeing the photos, but quickly decided: ‘F**k them! I’m gonna go down there with my fat body amongst all the models and just be fat on Bondi beach.’
5783231 ‘It’s not a crime to subject people to your fat body on the beach!’ Magda Szubanski defends THOSE Bondi swimsuit snaps and admits losing 40kg made her feel ‘odd’
She added: ‘And they can go and get stuffed!
‘You know, (they treat you) as if it’s a crime to subject people to your fat body on the beach!’
Prior to her comments, Magda revealed her complex relationship with the idea of weight loss.
The photos: On ‘Interview’ with Andrew Denton Tuesday, the 57-year-old unleashed on a series of women’s publications for publishing images of her in swimwear at the beach in 2011
‘I don’t feel like a fat person – it was something that happened to me,’ she began.
‘Because I wasn’t fat as a kid and I was quite sporty and so (weight) feels like carrying a suit of armour or something.’
When Magda talked about losing 40 kilograms as the ambassador for Jenny Craig, she explained the feat didn’t feel ‘great’ like everyone said it would – instead, she felt ‘odd’ and conflicted.
‘F**k them!’ The TV icon said she was sad upon seeing the photos, but quickly decided: ‘F**k them! I’m gonna go down there with my fat body amongst all the models and just be fat on Bondi beach’
Complex: Prior to her comments, Magda revealed her complex relationship with the idea of weight loss (pictured in 2010, after shedding 40kg as a Jenny Craig spokesperson)
‘It does become your second skin. It’s something that you’re very used to and when I lost all the weight on Jenny Craig, it was quite a weird feeling, actually,’ she said.
‘People don’t think that, they think “oh, you lose weight and everything’s going to be great”
‘Odd’: Magda said her weight-loss accomplishment didn’t feel ‘great’ like everyone said it would – instead, she felt ‘odd’ and conflicted
‘And I don’t mean to be a whinger about it but there was a candid photo I saw of me (after losing the weight) and I didn’t recognise myself.’
Magda explained: ‘That is a really strange feeling, to look in the mirror and not see yourself, you know?’
‘To not have this body felt odd.’
‘I don’t mean to be a whinger’: Magda described weight as a ‘suit of armour’ and a ‘second skin’ adding: ‘That is a really strange feeling, to look in the mirror and not see yourself, you know?’