Body-Shamed, Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu Reveals She Has Celiac Disease
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"Nobody knows about my Celiac disease," said Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was recently body-shamed and social media users called her "fat." Now, during an event, Harnaaz revealed that she is suffering from Celiac disease. Addressing the trolls, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu said, "I'm one of those individuals who was first bullied that 'she's too skinny' and now they bully me saying 'she's fat,'" she said at the event in Chandigarh, as reported by PTI. She added, "Nobody knows about my Celiac disease. That I can't eat wheat flour and many other things."
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu also shared that she has always felt confident in her skin and added, "I am one of the courageous and confident girls who believes even if I'm fat, even if I'm thin, it's my body, I love myself."
For the unversed, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu walked the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week and was wearing a gown with a halter neck for the Shivan and Naresh show and paired it with John Jacobs sunglasses. The photos and videos had gone viral on the web and many had trolled Harnaaz for her weight gain. One had commented, "Wow the rolls in the back" and another one had written, "Plus size realness." "Have you gained some weight?" another one had asked.
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