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CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance
The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’ The Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has responded to ongoing abuse she has received about her body and her weight following an appearance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. The musician, whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, wrote on Instagram on Thursday that she had felt “compelled to wade in and speak for myself” after learning of the abuse being directed at photos taken of her on stage at the Sunderland festival on 24 May. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance, The Irish singer-songwriter says her rise has been increasingly ‘tarnished by the fact that I would be allowed to enjoy it so much more if I was thin’ The Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has responded to ongoing abuse she has received about her body and her weight following an appearance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. The musician, whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, wrote on Instagram on Thursday that she had felt “compelled to wade in and speak for myself” after learning of the abuse being directed at photos taken of her on stage at the Sunderland festival on 24 May. Continue reading…
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- CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performanceThe Guardian - 2026-05-29T05:04:40+00:00
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