Lauren, 29, took to Instagram to post a snap of her in a bikini from last year, along with some harsh self-critique.

The TOWIE star wrote: “I can’t believe how fat I got WOW that is vile!!! #throwbackthursday #motivation [sic].”

But Lauren was immediately met with backlash over her body shaming. One follower wrote: “Before you start calling yourself fat think of your fans who maybe this size of bigger.. [sic].”

Another commented: “Although I take my hat off to you for your great weight loss, I do think you should perhaps be careful of what you say as you have a young impressionable following.

“I have 3 young daughters and if someone they looked up to regarded this as vile I would be concerned for the way they looked at themselves because of flippant comments like this [sic].”

One particularly upset user blasted: “How can you call that fat?!? As someone who isn’t exactly thin, I can tell you now that this has made me feel 100x worse about myself. You did NOT look vile at all. But the way you’ve made me feel IS vile [sic].”

However some followers insisted Lauren has a right to say what she likes about her own body.

“That’s HER opinion of HER own body. She is entitled to have an opinion of HER OWN body! Jeez guys chill out [sic],” one explained.

Earlier this year, Lauren told new! magazine: “I feel like I’ve been working do hard for the past three months and now people can finally see the results. I’m a lot happier and so much more confident.”

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