Jessy Mendiola Receives Bashing For Posting Private Messages From Supporters

Jessy Mendiola received bashing after she posted the private messages which came from her supporters regarding her post about being “Pata Girl”.

Kapamilya star Jessy Mendiola recently posted a before and after photo of herself on her Instagram account.

It was a photo taken while she was still a “Pata Girl” according to her and her present figure.

She said on her post that is was intended to inspire other people, especially those women who felt insecure because of their body.

Jessy also said that she received bashing before for being fat and having “thunder thighs”. At first it really affected her negative but eventually she learned to accept who she really is.

So… I’m gonna post about this because a lot of people asked me to. Not to show off or anything, but rather to inspire. I’ve always thought of myself as really strong and fit, yes, even on the picture on the left. I worked out regularly (weights and all), ate what I felt was good for me and you know what? It felt good, I was happy. When I won FHM’s sexiest woman in 2016, I thought… finally, people appreciate my efforts and my body. But I was wrong. I was bullied, body shamed with bashers calling me names like “pata, baboy, taba, etc.” while others said I didn’t deserve to win the title cos I’m waaaaaay bigger than the other girls who they thought should’ve won. I felt really down and started losing my confidence. I loved myself then (big thighs, belly rolls and round face) but when people started pointing out my flaws, I started hating myself, at times even thinking I was a bad person for having “thunder thighs”. I stopped working out, I got depressed, binge ate my feelings off and started gaining more weight than I should. I didn’t even want to be seen on TV anymore, I started turning down roles and it affected my work. Then I realized, why should I feel so bad about myself when I loved myself even before i was called “sexiest”. I thought of myself as sexy, strong ang beautiful in my own way. I started building myself up again despite what other people say (until now they call me names) and have lost 15 lbs since. I learned to eat moderately and exercise to feel good, to be energized rather than by punishing myself for eating chocolates or that blueberry muffin. I started accepting my built and switched my work out according to my body type (Hi @bodybymamakat and mama @nadinetengco love you both ??). I still see myself as the “pata girl” and it’s okay, it is just a matter of perspective. When I decided to shift perspective, everything started falling into place. I may not be the sexiest for others, but I am sexy and beautiful for myself, that alone is enough. Shout out to every “pata girl” out there, just keep going. Love yourself, love your body and it will love you back. TRUST ME. ❤ #thunderthighs #patagirl #pataislife #pataforevs
A post shared by Jessy Mendiola (@senorita_jessy) on Mar 11, 2018 at 9:35pm PDT

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Due to that, there were other women who empathized with her thoughts and supported her against body-shamers.

Her supporters send private messages to her Instagram account and she shared those on her Instagram story.

The said IG stories with the IG direct messages from the netizens who supports her were shared on the sight of Fashion Pulis and those who commented on it bashed her.

There was a netizen who said that Jessy Mendiola should have not posted those messages because that is why it was called private messages because it was not intended for public consumption.

On that comment of the said, there were also those who agreed with the same thought and said that the Kapamilya actress is just seeking some attentions from the public.

There are also those who even joked that it was just her who sent the messages to herself and one even joked that those just came from her boyfriend Luis Manzano.