Many Remi Bader fans are feeling a bit upset with the influencer following her weight loss surgery confession!
As you may know, the 30-year-old content creator built her platform talking about body positivity and size inclusivity in the fashion world through her realistic hauls on TikTok. However, she decided to stop discussing her health journey so publicly in an emotional video in September 2023 after dealing with intense hate online about her body. So, when fans noticed Remi lost weight over the past year and wanted to know how she did it, she did not budge and remained silent! Until this week!
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Speaking to Self and on Khloé Kardashian’s podcast Wednesday, she revealed for the first time that she lost more than 140 pounds in less than a year after having a single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy in December 2023. Whoa! But what is this surgery exactly? According to the Mayo Clinic, the doctor removes 80 percent of the stomach, closes off a section of the small intestine, and then connects the stomach to the lower small intestine so that the body has “less time and distance…to absorb fat and calories.” It is an intense procedure with a brutal recovery time — at least for Remi. She did not sugarcoat how excruciating the healing process was for her. As the social media personality told Self, she experienced severe vomiting for weeks afterward and fell into a “a very, very deep depression.”
Oof.
Since Remi opened up, she has received some praise for her honesty and vulnerability… and a lot of backlash! Not because she had the weight loss surgery! That is not the issue here! The problem people had with her reveal? Fans felt like she gaslighted them for months, all because she refused to address it despite building a fan base off of transparency and body positivity. Not to mention that they feel she made everyone think she achieved her weight loss through diet and exercise only. They even claimed Remi went as far as to supposedly block people if they asked how she achieved the transformation and waited to say something to capitalize off her reveal.
All in all, a lot of people aren’t happy with Remi! They wished she would have been open about everything from the beginning. So, they’ve taken to the comments sections and posted videos to social media to express their frustration and anger with the TikToker. Just take a look at some comments from Page Six’s TikTok of her on Khloé’s podcast (below):
“People didn’t guess the right surgery so I pretended I did it by diet and exercise until I got paid enough to tell the truth”
“She blocked SO many people who asked this in her comments for months … the fact she waited so she could monetize dropping the info is wild”
“She put her platform on pedestal for body positivity then lacked transparency for over a year and SWITCHED UP buhbye”
“The part that made people mad is she tried to make it look like she worked out and ate right and then blocked anyone who called her out about it”
“People aren’t mad that she lost weight. People are mad at the hypocrisy. She built her platform off of authenticity & then just changed her tune an overnight. And yelled at anyone noticed it.”
“So she had a gastric bypass … and blocked everybody who asked nicely about it. And waited until she could get her bag to tell the story.”
“Young girls watch her and we’re thinking she dropped what over 100lbs in a few months to a year by diet and exercise ?? That’s the issue..”
“She could’ve handled this so much better. Lying to your base for months and pushing a certain narrative only to switch up in a high profile interview is crazyyyyy”
Yikes…
Meanwhile, others have come to Remi’s defense! Those on her side pointed out that she doesn’t owe anyone anything when it comes to her personal medical information:
“The way everyone thinks they’re entitled to her medical information is crazy. She doesn’t have to come out and tell anyone anything”
“Unpopular opinion: it’s her body and her business to drop whenever she was ready to talk about it. Just cause you’re on the internet doesn’t mean you owe people anything nor should people think”
“She told her truth when she was ready to. She didn’t lie, she just was not in the right place to share yet. She changed her life around for her health. Just be happy for her or skip her content. Damn.”
“‘Finally’ she gets to say this information when she is ready. She doesn’t even have to tell anyone…she owes us nothing.”
“Weight care is HEALTH CARE and she deserves privacy until she is ready to share.”
As for those who accused her of blocking those who asked about her weight loss? One person brought this these points in a TikTok video, saying:
“The biggest issue I have with Remi Bader is that when people would comment on her post, she would just block them. I understand it takes time to own up to this kind of a thing, but don’t engage with your followers in a negative way like that, especially about such a touchy subject. I don’t know, that just kind of rubbed me the wrong way.”
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Remi responded to the issue in the comments section on Wednesday — and addressed the monetization claims! She said:
“There is no bag for press or podcasts. Would be nice but sadly that is incorrect anyone who aggressively accused me of getting anything i didnt was blocked. I will never regret that!”
So don’t expect Remi to be sorry for how she handled everything! See the comment (below):
What do YOU think, Perezcious readers? Was Remi in the wrong here for staying quiet about how she achieved her weight loss for so long? Or do you think it was OK for her to wait until she was ready to say something? Sound OFF in the comments below!
[Image via Remi Bader/Instagram]
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