Despite the rise of the body positivity movement and increasing representation of plus-size women, society still has a long way to go when it comes to unpicking the toxicity of diet culture and fatphobia.

From the stigma plus-size women face for simply eating in public to the fat-phobic messaging which remains rife in the fitness industry, women with bigger bodies are still regularly met with unnecessary comments about their weight, health and diet choices, as a recent Instagram post by the model Tess Holliday highlights.

Recalling a recent interaction she had with an older woman while waiting for a doctor’s appointment, the Eff Your Beauty Standards creator revealed how the woman had started by complimenting her, only to pivot the conversation onto Holliday’s weight.

Tess Holliday had the best response to a woman who tried to body shame her at the doctors