MAFS star lands dream job after being cruelly fat-shamed by trolls
27.04.2024 - 15:45
/ ok.co.uk
Married At First Sight UK star Amy Christophers has opened up about the brutal trolling that kickstarted her career, as she reflected on how cruel taunts from viewers had helped her to secure her dream job. As viewers may recall, sports journalist Amy shot to fame back in 2021 when she made her debut on the E4 reality series.
Paired with Josh Christie, Amy quickly became a fan favourite, but despite her popularity and her marriage not lasting, she's now thriving in her career. In fact, the talented journalist has even been spotted at glamorous events like Royal Ascot and the Women's Six Nations, mingling with celebs such as Tommy Fury and Jill Scott.
Post-show life wasn't all glitz and glamour though as Amy faced a barrage of body-shaming on social media, which became so intense that her friends had to step in and defend her online. Opening up about the experience to The Mirror, Amy shared: "It was really weird, I remember one day I logged on to my Facebook while I was on the show and my notifications just went wild.
My friends were tagging me on these MAFS Facebook pages, and they were defending me, saying 'You don't even know her'. It was a lot.
I'm somebody who tries not to go looking at the comments, but you couldn't get away from them." "My friends were tagging me and defending me, but then that just made me look at the comments. While the majority of the comments were very supportive, some weren't very nice and took Josh's side, I think those people fancied him." Despite the negativity from a small section of the audience, Amy did reveal she had actually been inundated with messages of support from around the world, some of which she still receives today as more and more fans tune in to the show, which is available
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