CMAT, an Irish singer and song writer, has taken to social media after receiving numerous hateful comments about her weight after her performance at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Yesterday, the BBC turned off comments on a video of CMAT’s Big Weekend performance last Sunday as there had been numerous comments body shaming the 28 year old. The video depicted the Irish chart topper ripping off her jacket and revealing a tighter outfit underneath.

The pop star did not shy away from confronting her haters on X, formerly Twitter. She wrote, “yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at the Big Weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments”, followed by her light hearted statement: “I didn’t realise it was ILLEGAL to have a HUGE ASS !!!! I am GUILTY as CHARGED”, showing that she is not going to let the distasteful comments affect her.

However, according to her X post, this is not the first criticism she has received over her weight, as her infamous BRIT awards outfit went viral in South American, and she says “now people are calling me fat in Spanish”. The outfit was spoken about across social media for days after the event, shaking the perception of ‘acceptable’ attire, as it exposed the top of her buttock, in line with the exact amount of breast that is typically exposed in dresses.

The BBC is no stranger to this situation, as last year the guideline that discourages users from posting about artist’s they are not fans of, was violated again after Billy NoMates’, real name Tor Maries, Glastonbury performance. The “insane” levels of abuse resulted in Tor Maries requesting the video posted by BBC 6 Music, to be deleted. The guideline also includes a strict no-tolerance of hateful comments about gender, disability, race, sexuality, and religion.