Kim Kardashian's personal trainer defends her small waist at Met Gala
The reality star wore a latex Mugler dress for the 2019 Met Gala
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Kim Kardashian’s personal trainer has defended the reality star from bodyshamers who criticised the size of her waist at the Met Gala.
For the 2019 Met Gala, which saw attendees dressed according to the theme Camp: Notes on Fashion, Kardashian wore a nude dress by Mugler decorated with crystal droplets.
The latex outfit, which was designed to look as if the makeup mogul had just stepped out of the ocean, featured a corseted waist tied with a bow, and according to Kardashian, was “the first time in 20 years that Mr Mugler had designed for the House of Thierry Mugler”.
However, after stepping out on the pink carpet, people on social media questioned whether the reality star’s body was “real” - and why she doesn’t use her platform for “body positivity”.
“I wish Kim Kardashian would use her platform to speak on things like body positivity but she keeps making her waist unrealistically narrow and her a** unrealistically big,” one person wrote on Twitter.
The comments prompted Kardashian’s personal trainer Melissa Alcantara to speak out in support of the star’s hard work and dedication to her body on Instagram.
On her Instagram story, Alcantara shared a photo of Kardashian at the Met Gala and wrote: “To make things clear 1. This dress is corseted BUT 2. Kim trains her a** off six days a f**king week, she wakes up early af and is dedicated.”
The personal trainer then said she doesn’t “give a sh*t about your opinions” on Kardashian’s body because “I see her every morning, I see her train and I see her sweat and I see all the work she does outside of the gym and THAT is commendable!”
Kardashian has previously revealed that she wakes up at 5.30am six days a week to exercise and mostly focuses on weight training with the help of Alcantara.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments