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Tess Holliday hits back after being attacked for giving birth while plus size

Holliday voiced her opinion on Tripp's tribute to his wife with a confrontational Instagram post (Instagram: tessholliday)
Holliday voiced her opinion on Tripp's tribute to his wife with a confrontational Instagram post (Instagram: tessholliday)

Model Tess Holliday has spoken out about the misconceptions associated with plus-size pregnancy.

A candid author, body positivity campaigner and activist, Tess Holliday is nothing if not outspoken - an attribute which only intensified when she became pregnant for the second time.

Announcing her pregnancy in January 2016, Holliday took to Instagram to share the happy news but, like many expectant plus-size women, found herself inundated by disapproving trolls.

However, since giving birth to her youngest child, Bowie, in June last year, she’s out to condemn negative misconceptions that plus-size women are any less capable of having healthy pregnancies or children.

“We do it every day,“ she told Café Mom.

The problem here it seems is that, while all women face unique challenges during pregnancy, when it comes to those associated with being plus-size it is almost always talked about in a negative context.

Speaking about the most challenging part of being plus-size and pregnant, Holliday recalled just how awful people were to her.