Mikaela Testa has provided her fans with a heartbreaking update about her mental wellbeing, almost two years after she was fat-shamed by an Australian influencer.
The Aussie influencer, 24, posted a tear-jerking clip to TikTok in which she revealed she still struggled with her confidence after Adelaide model Kerri Gribble shamed her in a scathing video in December 2022.
‘It’s been almost two years since that b**ch called me fat in a Snapchat video. Still to this day, it affects me,’ Mikaela began.
Mikaela added she is often approached by fans in the street who ask her why she doesn’t post as much on social media as she used to, and she revealed it was because the video shattered her confidence.
‘It is that b**ch from Adelaide, before that I had never been called fat or anything. I had never experienced being put down on my body,’ she continued.
‘By first experiencing it at an older age, I didn’t know how to deal with it. I’ve lost weight and don’t look bad, but I still struggle with what is in my head.’
Mikaela added Gribble’s hurtful comments had ‘f**ked’ her life up and she was still struggling to get things back to normal in the aftermath.
‘She’s probably going to see this video and get such a kick out of it. I’ve been in therapy and trying my best to get better,’ the OnlyFans star said.
Mikaela Testa (pictured) has provided her fans with a heartbreaking update about her mental wellbeing, almost two years after she was fat-shamed by an Australian influencer
Mikaela added she still struggled every day over the hurtful comments and begged her followers for advice about what to do.
Many of Mikaela’s followers quickly took to the comment section to share words of support.
‘I’m so proud of you for talking about it openly,’ one person wrote and a second user added: ‘We miss you. I hope you feel as beautiful as you look.’
In December 2022, Kerri Gribble, who boasts 116,000 followers on TikTok, came under fire after calling rival social media star Mikaela Testa ‘fat’ in a scathing video.
The Aussie influencer, 24, posted a tear-jerking clip to TikTok in which she revealed she still struggled with her confidence after Adelaide model Kerri Gribble (pictured) shamed her in a scathing video in December 2022
Adelaide-based model Kerri, 23, declared that ‘social media is fake’ and ‘Mikaela Testa is fat in person’ in a clip shared to Snapchat.
There was instant backlash from fans of Mikaela, who hails from Melbourne and has a massive 3.1 million TikTok followers.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Gribble for comment.
Countless social media users then tagged Australian online fashion retailer White Fox Boutique, who Kerri promoted on her social media at the time.
‘Will not be buying from White Fox anymore if they’re supporting someone who body shames other women,’ one angry fan wrote in a clip shared to TikTok.
Mikaela added Gribble’s hurtful comments had ‘f**ked’ her life up and she was still struggling to get things back to normal in the aftermath
The label’s official TikTok account was quick to reply in the comments below the clip: ‘Hi babe! She is no longer an affiliate of the brand’.
Following the controversy, Kerri shared a lengthy written apology to social media, in which she insisted there was ‘more to the story’.
‘I guess I see the world differently but I’m not going to sit here and beat myself up for saying something bad about someone, as I’m human, we all do it with our friends,’ she wrote.
She went on to say that she was simply surprised that Mikaela ‘looked different in person’ and that she did not consider calling someone ‘fat’ to be an insult.