Plus-size icon Tess Holliday has clapped back at a nasty troll who reckoned she 'wouldn't make it past the age of 30'. Ryann Maegen Hoven, better known as Tess Holliday, is a Los Angeles-based American plus-size model, blogger, and artist. She first hit the headlines in 2011 when she broke into professional modelling with gigs for Benefit Cosmetics and Vogue Italia.
The US size 22 (UK 26) influencer, who champions , proudly uses the term 'fat' and has been empowering women of all shapes to feel gorgeous with her '#effyourbeautystandards' movement since 2013. But despite more than ten years passing since she became a viral sensation, she still faces vile abuse online. In a recent video, Tess brilliantly put down a hater who insinuated that her size would cut her life short.
The comment read: "Girl, serious question, don't mean to be rude. are you not scared of don't making it past 30?" But Tess had the perfect retort, informing the troll that she's already outlived their prediction by saying: "I'm 39! " The video has since racked up more than 88,000 likes. users pointed out that a compliment can be drawn from the cruel comment.
One user said: "So he saying you look like you're in your 20s LMAO." Another wrote: "Unproblematic people are blessed with youthful skin," while someone else penned: "Both a slap and a complement lmao." A fourth added: "They tried to insult you but they just complimented you.
You're the winner baby!!!!." The stunning model marked her 39th birthday on Ju.